Extract from Cheryl Miller’s article “‘Unacceptable’: State Bar Weighs Exam Redo as Tech Problems Mar Bar Exam’s First Day”
After widespread technical failures marred the first day of California’s remote-platform bar exam, state bar leaders announced Tuesday night that they may offer a makeup test next week.
An unsigned email from the bar sent to the approximately 5,000 people who took the test called Tuesday’s array of problems “unacceptable” while admitting the licensing agency had been preparing for potential trouble before the first applicants logged on Tuesday morning.
“As such, we had already planned to offer a makeup opportunity on March 3 and 4 for those of you who had experienced technical issues beyond your control and were unable to connect to the platform and launch the exam as well as for those who were unable to complete the exam,” the email stated.
Bar officials said applicants may have the chance to retake the performance test portion of the exam or essay questions they couldn’t access. “Scoring adjustments” also are being weighed.
