US EditionBurke ordered to pay €225,000 for court order breach
Enoch Burke defied court orders following his dismissal over refusal to use they/them pronouns, incurring €225,000 in fines as the court urges enhanced school security measures.
- On Thursday, Mr Justice David Nolan fixed the total fines for contempt at 225,000 and ordered collection steps, increasing the daily fine for attending Wilson's Hospital School from 1,400 to 2,000 following their application.
- Enoch Burke was suspended and later dismissed after protesting a requirement to address a pupil by they/them pronouns; he was first suspended in August 2022 and remains on full pay while appealing.
- The court noted that Mr Burke has already spent more than 500 days in prison, with Mr Justice David Nolan stating, `You are asking the court to act as if this were a criminal matter, and it is not`.
- Judge Nolan suggested Wilson's Hospital School, County Westmeath consider hiring private security and listed the case for mention next month to review protection steps.
- The legal dispute sits at the intersection of school discipline and claims of religious freedom, with Enoch Burke saying his constitutional right to religious freedom has been breached and his broader appeal remains pending after a July Court of Appeal ruling.
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