Profs Won't Be Punished for Finishing Ethics Test Quickly

Posted April 29th, 2008 at 11:41 PM by wayward

According to the Southern Illinoisan, two SIU professors won't be punished for finishing the state ethics test too quickly.

Two Southern Illinois University math professors threatened with firings because they took the state ethics exam too fast will keep their jobs, their lawyer said Tuesday.

Professors Walter Wallis and Marvin Zeman sued the state after being threatened with discipline including firing because the state accused them of breezing through their ethics test too quickly to have fully understood the material.

Their lawyer, Ralph Lowenstein, said Tuesday Wallis and Zeman reached a legal settlement with the state in which both get to keep their jobs and won't face any discipline. The settlement also acknowledges the two passed the test.

''Basically, I would consider it a complete capitulation on their part,'' Lowenstein said of the state.

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On April 29th, 2008 at 11:45 PM, Glock21 said:

Our tax dollars at work. Similarly I've seen people denied SSDI claims that were filed in hopes they could get medical coverage for having gaps in their medical care they couldn't afford... because they were disabled and couldn't afford insurance.

Ain't bureaucracy grand?

Glock21 Op/Ed

On April 30th, 2008 at 06:24 AM, Gregg said:

Ethics test ???? What a waste of taxpayers money. Have Blago & Jones taken it??????

On April 30th, 2008 at 07:51 AM, Anonymous (not verified) said:

The ethics test takes about fifteen minutes. But they tell you that it has to take at least half an hour and you might be disciplined if you don't. So you start it, then go do something else for half an hour, then you finish up the test. It's absurd.

On April 30th, 2008 at 08:53 AM, Local Voter said:

I believe elected representatives are exempt from taking an Ethics test. Professional counsels (lawyers) are one of the few professions which do not have an ethics code.