A Fordham Law graduate fell into cardiac arrest during the New York State Bar Examination at Hofstra University. While proctors did not pause the exam, public safety officers administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Affected students expressed concerns over continuing the exam amid the medical emergency. The state Board of Law Examiners defended the decision to continue, citing that the event occurred shortly before the exam session ended. The woman's condition after being taken to the hospital was not immediately known.
"That's a real person who could be dying right in front of us, and we're still being expected to continue to finish our questions for this exam," one law student told the newspaper.
"From a purely human standpoint, that's another human being in distress. And that's not something that you could just be flip to the back of your mind immediately - at least for me," the law student also told Newsday.
The state Board of Law Examiners, which administers the tests, defended the proctors' actions, stating, "This event occurred only a few minutes before the scheduled end of the exam session."
Public safety officers immediately provided CPR and other life-saving measures until paramedics reached the scene and rushed her to a local hospital.
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