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Irish Teacher Jailed for Ignoring Court Order in Transgender Pronoun Dispute

Enoch Burke imprisoned for the third time after repeatedly defying court injunction to stay away from school.

Irish schoolteacher Enoch Burke (left) leaving the High Court, Dublin, to return to Mountjoy Prison, after he refused an opportunity to purge his contempt of court. Mr Burke, who is an evangelical Christian, was suspended from work on full pay last month pending the outcome of a disciplinary process after a number of incidents which stemmed from a transgender row. Picture date: Wednesday September 14, 2022. (Photo by Brian Lawless/PA Images via Getty Images)
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Irish teacher Enoch Burke leaving the High Court in Dublin after a hearing in the legal case between Mr Burke and Wilson's Hospital School. Picture date: Tuesday March 28, 2023.
Enoch Burke has already spent more than 400 days in jail for contempt following the school incident

Overview

  • Enoch Burke was arrested for contempt of court, not for his views on transgender issues.
  • Burke was suspended in 2022 after refusing to use a transgender student's preferred pronouns.
  • He has spent over 400 days in prison for violating court orders to stay away from the school.
  • Burke insists his actions are driven by his religious beliefs, which courts have rejected as a defense.
  • A judge has scheduled a review of Burke's case for October 11, with the possibility of release if he complies with the order.