Judges review prison term for Irish teacher Enoch Burke
Enoch Burke was jailed for a second time in September for ignoring a court order that banned him from the premises of his former school in Ireland's Co Westmeath.
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Enoch Burke was jailed for a second time in September for ignoring a court order that banned him from the premises of his former school in Ireland's Co Westmeath.
A review of Enoch Burke's detention was held in Dublin today. He refused to assure the court that he would obey an order banning him from the grounds of Wilson's Hospital School.
An Irish teacher who refused to refer to a transitioning transgender student as 'they' rather than 'he' in May last year is set to spend Christmas in prison.
In May 2022, the former teacher - who taught History and German at Wilson's Hospital School in County Westmeath - refused to refer to a transitioning transgender student as 'they'.
The Westmeath school that sacked teacher Enoch Burke has erected a sign that reads, “Trespassers will be prosecuted” at the entrance.