State Bar Exam
I hate when stuff like this happens in Alabam..oh wait…
Via BostonMagazine.com:
I hate when stuff like this happens in Alabam..oh wait…
Via BostonMagazine.com:
The head of the state’s bar examiners said Saturday that the board would take a look at protocol, in regards to religious head garments being worn during test-taking, after a Muslim woman was given a note ordering her to remove her hijab, even though she had received consent prior to exam day.
Marilyn Wellington, executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, toldBoston that the incident during the exam in Springfield last week, when a University of Michigan graduate of Muslim faith was given a hand-written note telling her to place her headscarf underneath her seat to comply with the rules, was “unfortunate” and officials are looking into it. “There was a request made by a proctor that she remove her hijab, and it was a miscommunication,” said Wellington. “At this point, we are very regretful it happened and we are reviewing our procedures to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
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Marilyn Wellington, executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Bar Examiners, toldBoston that the incident during the exam in Springfield last week, when a University of Michigan graduate of Muslim faith was given a hand-written note telling her to place her headscarf underneath her seat to comply with the rules, was “unfortunate” and officials are looking into it. “There was a request made by a proctor that she remove her hijab, and it was a miscommunication,” said Wellington. “At this point, we are very regretful it happened and we are reviewing our procedures to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”
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