US EditionStudents Say Proctors Didn't Stop Bar Exam at Hofstra After Woman's Medical Emergency
NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORK, AUG 1 – Proctors followed strict exam rules and did not pause the New York State Bar Exam despite a candidate's cardiac arrest during testing, witnesses said.
- During the second day of the Bar Exam on July 30, 2025, a woman taking the exam at Hofstra University’s David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex suffered cardiac arrest, witnesses said, but proctors refused to halt the test.
- Under the exam rules, proctors declined to pause the session, and the Board said the incident occurred only a few minutes before the exam’s scheduled end.
- Between 12:15 and 12:25 p.m., the candidate collapsed in medical distress, and Hofstra Public Safety officials administered chest compressions and applied an AED.
- Multiple test takers took to Reddit Wednesday and Thursday to criticize the refusal to halt the exam, while Nicole Lefton offered counseling and mental health support to affected candidates.
- The New York State Board of Law Examiners said it is gathering information on impacted candidates and will formulate an appropriate response in due course after exams were collected so EMTs could provide needed medical care.
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