Bar exams continue despite Calif. quake
LOS ANGELES (UPI) -- Los Angeles-area bar exam locations decided to push ahead with the test despite a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that interrupted the exam Tuesday, officials said.
Five locations, convention centers in Anaheim and Ontario as well as the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, the Radisson Hotel at Los Angeles Airport and the California Market Center inside the city, decided to forge on with the test despite the disruption, the Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.
Robert Hawley, deputy executive director of the bar, said past test-takers have endured earthquakes, power outages and other emergency situations during their examinations.
"While it was momentarily unnerving, I've not heard that there was a significant disruption," Hawley said. "You can't treat Sally different than Johnny just because one person felt the earthquake more than others."
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