Ilang Bar examinees ang na-disqualify dahil sa diumano’y paglabag sa ‘honor code’, ayon sa inilabas na pahayag ng Korte Suprema nitong Linggo, Enero 6.
Kabilang umano sa mga nadiskwalipika ay ang mga examinees na hindi idineklarang nagpositibo sila dati sa COVID-19 habang ang iba naman ay nagdala ng mobile phones sa examination room.
“The Office of the Bar Chairperson has received reports of examinees who deliberately entered the local testing centers without disclosing that they had previously tested positive for COVID-19; who smuggled moble phones inside the examination rooms; and who accessed social media during lunch break inside the premises,” ayon kay Bar Examination Chairperson at Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.
“For their infractions, I am exercising my prerogative as Bar Chairperson to disqualify these examinees from the 2020/2021 bar Examinations,” dagdag pa ng mahistrado.
Iginiit din ni Justice Leonen na seryoso siya sa pagpapatupad ng naturang ‘honor code’.
“I owe it not only to those who risked their lives just to make the 2020/21 Bar Examinations happen despite all odds, but most especially to those examinees who could have taken the Bar Examinations were it not for their positive COVID-19 test results,” wika pa ng Supreme Court justice.
Ibinahagi rin ng mahistrado na umabot sa 219 examinees ang hindi nakapag-take ng Bar dahil nagpositibo sa COVID-19.
“Do not lose hope. Your time will come,” pagtitiyak pa ni Leonen.
Samantala, nilinaw rin ng Supreme Court na ang disqualification para sa naunang nabanggit na mga examinees ay para lamang sa 2020/2021 Bar exam.
“For now reflect on what you have done,” anito. “Learn from your mistakes, and earn your honor back.”