Unable to extend SolrJettyTestBase within a Parametrized test

I would like to create a unit test that extends SolrJettyTestBase using the JUnit Parameterized test format. When I try to run the test I get the following messages:

Method beforeClass() should be public & Method afterClass() should be public
at java.lang.reflect.Constructor.newInstance(Unkown Source)...

Obviously it would be great if we could make those public so I can use the JUnit Runner.