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A secondary school mathematics teacher has taken the Ministry of Education, the Chief Personnel Officer, and the Attorney General to court, alleging unequal treatment and breaches of his constitutional rights after being repeatedly denied promotion despite meeting the academic requirements.

Leevan Adesh Seepersad, employed as a Teacher II (Mathematics) since 2013, claims that his qualifications, including a BSc in mechanical engineering from the University of the West Indies (2009), a post-graduate diploma in Education (2019), and four undergraduate mathematics courses completed at the University of Trinidad and Tobago and the College of Science, Technology and Applied Arts of Trinidad and Tobago, satisfied the conditions outlined by the ministry for promotion to Mathematics Teacher III (Secondary).

His lawsuit came up for hearing on September 10, before Justice Frank Seepersad who ordered that the matter be treated as a rolled-up hearing. This means, the judge will decide on leave and the substantive merits of the case, together.