Barrister-at-law and former diplomat Sehon Marshall has publicly addressed his sudden termination from a lecturing assignment at the local community college, occurring just hours after delivering his first class.
Speaking during an interview on Hot 97.1 SVG, Marshall explained that while he currently operates a private law practice, he is a qualified teacher with 11 years of prior teaching experience.
Approximately two weeks prior to the incident, he was approached by the community college to serve as an adjunct faculty member to assist with staffing needs. After a week of negotiating schedules and course preferences via email, he formally accepted an offer extended to him on Thursday.
Marshall spent the weekend preparing lecture materials and PowerPoint presentations. On Monday, he arrived on campus, met with the dean, and completed his first lecture. However, at approximately 5:30 p.m. that evening, he received an email from the human resources department stating that the institution had decided to “go in a different direction” and was revoking the engagement.
Marshall stated that the email provided no specific explanation for the sudden cancellation. Noting that the revocation came from the same entity that had hired him. Hosts Luke Boyea speculated that the mandate likely originated from a higher authority outside the human resources department.
Despite public reaction and social media commentary regarding his political alignment, Marshall explicitly rejected being characterized as a “victim”. He emphasized that his primary livelihood remains unaffected due to his active legal practice, adding that he was neither paid by the institution nor dependent on the nine-hour-a-week lecturing workload.
Instead, Marshall urged the public to direct attention toward lower-income workers affected by political shifts. He highlighted that daily-paid workers, assessors, coordinators, and road maintenance workers who lose employment lack alternative income streams and face severe financial distress when trying to provide uniforms and supplies for their children.
Marshall also noted similar circumstances regarding fellow barrister Shackell Bobb, who was reportedly engaged for a lecturing position under comparable terms. Commenting on campaign promises such as “together we win,” Marshall criticized the cycle of political victimization and called for consistency regardless of which administration holds power.
