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came upon the notice “by hap- “I think part of what this com-
penstance” and notified others to mittee has always taken seriously
join the Zoom meeting. is the expectation from the public
Echoing the petition, Bosworth The decision to reschedule that we are vouching for the educa-
followed similar decisions tion you have received,” Dranginis
said, “We have serious problems in other states, including said during the meeting. She noted
with the online exam. There is an
equity concern and not everyone New Jersey, Pennsylvania, that one person emailed her rec-

has stable Wi-Fi and not everyone Maryland and Massachusetts, ommending the board publish the
has access to high-quality tech- which have decided to hold names of anyone who gets a diplo-
nology. This test would require exams on the same two days, ma privilege because the person
a webcam and not everyone has commenting “would never want
one.” Oct. 5 and 6. to hire such a person.”

In addition, Bosworth said, Rules Committee Chairman
“There is also a problem with and Connecticut Supreme Court
the environment people live in. Justice Andrew McDonald did
People could be distracted if they don’t have access not respond to a request for comment Thursday. ¦
to a quiet study space or quiet testing environment.
There is also a good chance the technology will not Robert Storace covers legal trends, lawsuits and
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Bosworth said he’d be taking the online exam,
though, because “my job and my livelihood de-
pend on me getting my license and paying off debt.”
Bosworth said the petition for diploma privilege
garnered nearly 500 signatures in just two days and
was sent to Gov. Ned Lamont and state legislative
leaders, as well as Attorney General William Tong.
Many law school graduates were allowed to speak
at the end of the Zoom meeting of the examining
committee, with some complaining the board had
made its decision before getting public input.
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