In the lawsuit, filed in the Port-of-Spain Supreme Court Registry on Tuesday, lawyers representing the mother, who cannot be named to protect her daughter’s identity, claimed that the owner of the school and her staff were negligent in the incident.

According to the statement of case, the incident occurred on January 9 as the child was attending her second survival swimming class.

The lawyers noted that while the child recovered, her mother experienced long-term trauma with the incident.

They claimed that after they first threatened legal action, the owner of the school improperly obtained a copy of the child’s medical report and posted it on its Facebook page identifying the minor.

Through the lawsuit, the mother is seeking compensation over the incident inclusive of a rebate on the $650 she paid for her daughter to be registered and to participate in the classes.