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Justice asks if reason for test is to make it standardized for students from different schools. Lamrock says true, just not working #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:07:08 PM
Lamrock says if the goal is public safety, where's the evidence college knows best? Instructors at schools had years of training #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:08:54 PM
Lamrock says the schools had to be approved by college and province, test examiners trained for 5 days #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:10:17 PM
Lamrock argues massage therapy test unfair, students not given any heads up, new College operating in state of chaos #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:11:27 PM
What do you think? Should there be a standardized test for massage therapy grads? Is the test that students being asked to take unfair? #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:12:27 PM
Lamrock says the last time students took test, it took longer than 6-8 weeks, which is the time the college says it will take #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:15:53 PM
Lamrock says students lost out on jobs because of the uncertainty around the test situation, were offered jobs cannot take #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:18:19 PM
Lamrock raises trinity western court case as a precedent cbc.ca/m/news/canada/… #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:30:02 PM
The lawyer representing the college is now up #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:34:40 PM
Lawyer for college says students afraid to take the test because so many failed last time #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:37:15 PM
Davis (lawyer reprinting college) says examiners are as experienced or more than instructors at schools #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:39:35 PM
Davis says how can students argue test is not fair when they have not taken the test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:40:23 PM
What is so fair to take 6-8 weeks to mark the test, Davis asks #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:40:53 PM
Davis likens the situation to a driving test, says it's only fair to have in place for public safety #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:42:15 PM
Davis also uses doctor and pilot example, saying the thought of not having a standardized test would make somebody cringe #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:44:59 PM
GNB offices affected by power outage in downtown Fredericton are closed this morning. Update coming around noon #nb

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 7/17/2015 1:45:58 PM
Justice Clendening asks why province introduced legislation for collegeto implement test. Were there cases of malpractice? Davis says no #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:47:28 PM
Davis asks "what makes these applicants so special?" Why not test these students, he says #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:48:10 PM
Davis says schools in NB used to test for competency, but stopped when college was formed #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:55:59 PM
Davis says students won't be able to work until they're college nemeses, only way is to take test or for justice to declare them members #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 1:59:11 PM
Davis says test students would take next weekend can't be equated to test past students took in November 2014, says test is different #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:02:18 PM
Davis says terms used in last test weren't new. Reminder: Test from Nfld. Lamrock argued it included material taught differently in NB #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:09:11 PM
Davis says 2 months after students started massage therapy school, law changed. Says act was in place that outlines testing requirements #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:11:17 PM
Davis says it's a stretch that college is blocking students from being massage therapists #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:13:53 PM
Davis says college developed its own NB test for massage therapy students as a result of high failure rate of last test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:19:36 PM
Justice Clendening says everyone has got to get on the same page, things aren't going back to the way they were #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:27:27 PM
Justice Clendening says at some point standardized testing by college will become reality #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:28:21 PM
Lamrock reiterates point that students not given enough advance warning, chaotic situation, uncertainty around new test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:29:25 PM
Davis had said schools collect fees, Lamrock says college charges per test, so they would make more if students failed #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:30:33 PM
Headed out for a spin in the big rig with the Miramichi Junior Firefighters today #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKH4zxXWEAAGEU8.jpg

by Bridget Yard via twitter 7/17/2015 2:34:44 PM
Lamrock says instructors weren't consulted for feedback on new test that college developed, it's "recipe for failure" #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:35:23 PM
Just finished an intense game of boys vs girls dodgeball but hey, fires don't fight themselves #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKH4-XyWIAEdnFU.jpg

by Bridget Yard via twitter 7/17/2015 2:35:26 PM
Massage therapy students in front of courthouse, decision to be made at 3pm #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKH7Vs7UsAAgr8d.jpg

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 2:45:50 PM
A couple pieces from #NB Railway Museum in Hillsborough are getting an unusual paint job — one done with paint balls cbc.ca/news/canada/ne…

by Denis Calnan via twitter 7/17/2015 3:49:03 PM
Kids in this camp are picked by Miramichi #nb Boys and Girls Club. program in its 3rd year http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIL1eQWwAEWyAF.jpg

by Bridget Yard via twitter 7/17/2015 3:57:50 PM
Large turnout in Sussex for funeral of Jessica Miller. #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIcvphW8AABlhi.jpg

by Robert Jones via twitter 7/17/2015 5:11:44 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Heavy police presence at Woodstock border cbc.ca/1.3157496 #nb @RedShannon http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIf777UcAAanqG.jpg

by Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon via twitter 7/17/2015 5:27:04 PM
Justice Clendening says motion from March, when students got an injunction to nullify test results, is not similar to the motion today #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 6:06:47 PM
Justice Clendening says the board has indicated it has reworked the test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 6:08:12 PM
Justice Clendening says if an injunction was granted, every group of massage therapists graduating would ask for the same #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 6:12:44 PM
Justice Clendening says there's no evidence that the students will suffer irreparable harm for taking the test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 6:13:58 PM
Justice Clendening says injunction is denied, aka students must take test #nb

by Julianne Hazlewood via twitter 7/17/2015 6:15:00 PM
RCMP inspecting vehicles coming from Maine. #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKIpG4HW8AEzOfT.jpg

by Redmond Shannon via twitter 7/17/2015 6:16:05 PM
Anthony Lord arrested in Houlton, according to state police. #nb

by Redmond Shannon via twitter 7/17/2015 6:23:12 PM
About half of RCMP have left scene in past 5 mins #nb http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CKItmmxWsAEcszo.jpg

by Redmond Shannon via twitter 7/17/2015 6:28:46 PM