Just found this on Georgia’s Bar Examination website. According to their report, “errors” were made when grading the February 2016 and July 2015 bar examinations. 90 people were told that they had failed, when in fact they actually passed the exam!
OMG!
I cannot imagine how I would feel if I got a copy of their letter in the mail. What do you think would outweigh the others? – Anger? Excitement? Annoyance? Lawsuit-waiting-to-Happen?
Talk about infliction of emotional distress – maybe not intentional, but still. That’s a pretty HUGE error. Gross Negligence if nothing else. Their offering is that they will reimburse those people for any expenses they paid for taking the bar again since then. But what about lost income? Lost time? What about the fees of the screwed-up bar exam?That seems like it’s going a bit under for reimbursement. I fully expect there will be arguments over that, what do y’all think?
Y’all can read the full report here. But this is the letter they are sending out:
“September 6, 2016
The Board of Bar Examiners has determined that you are one of 90 people who passed the Georgia Bar examinations administered in July 2015 or February 2016, despite prior notification that you had failed to pass. As Board members, we take full responsibility for these errors and offer our sincerest apologies to you.
Having taken the Bar examination ourselves, we recognize the distress that this mistake has caused you. As members of the Board, we are charged with upholding the integrity of the Bar examination.
We have conducted a thorough investigation and have confirmed the causes of the errors in the scoring process. Those have been corrected and we are establishing procedures to ensure we will not make the same errors going forward. Credibility is our certification system’s greatest asset and we must restore the public trust.
The Board is prepared to reimburse you for fees associated with any subsequent exams taken as specified in the letter you have received from the Office of Bar Admissions, although we know your investment of time and effort greatly outweighs the additional cost of the examination.
Again, we offer our most sincere apology.
Sincerely,
John Sammon
Chair, Board of Bar Examiners”
How would you feel about this situation:
A. Relief
B. Fear that it will Happen to Your Score
C. Excitement
D. Anger
E. No Big Deal – It Can Happen to the Best Bar Examiners.
Let me know in the comments below!
Deceptively Blonde 