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A Technical Vocational teacher has been granted leave by the High Court to pursue judicial review proceedings against the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) over its refusal to disclose documents under the Freedom of Information Act.

Justice Frank Seepersad permitted Adriel Cruickshank to pursue his claim for several orders, including one to quash the TSC’s July 28 decision denying access to specific documents related to a disciplinary investigation. The documents, requested in a March 19 freedom of information (FOI) application, include the investigating officer’s report, findings, recommendations, statements, and related correspondence.

Cruickshank, a Teacher I assigned to Marabella North Secondary School, alleges the TSC’s refusal breaches his statutory and constitutional rights under sections 4(d) and 5(2)(h) of the Constitution, which guarantee equality of treatment and protection of the law. His application argued that access to the report was crucial to mounting a proper defence in pending disciplinary proceedings.