Court quashes termination, demotion of QC head in Neesa Gopaul case

Neesa Gopaul

Retired Head Teacher of Queen’s College Freidel Isaacs has been granted temporary orders by the High Court quashing her dismissal and demotion over the handling of the abuse of Neesa Gopaul, whose murder in October sparked widespread public anger.

Acting Chief Justice Ian Chang heard the case yesterday and later issued the orders calling on the Education Minister Shaik Baksh to show cause why they should not be made absolute.

The Minister’s decision to terminate Isaac’s services two days before she was due to retire and demote her from Graduate Headmistress