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Pupil pronoun row teacher seeks to appeal against suspension ruling
- On Wednesday, Enoch Burke appeared before the Court of Appeal seeking permission for a late appeal against a May 2023 High Court ruling that found his suspension from Wilson's Hospital School lawful.
- Wilson's Hospital School suspended Burke in 2022 after he refused to use a student's preferred pronouns, a dispute that has led to over 650 days of incarceration for contempt of court.
- Barrister Rosemary Mallon, representing the school's board, called the application "unusual and extraordinary," while Burke countered the issue is "of manifest public importance" and relevant to every teacher.
- President of the court Ms Justice Caroline Costello reserved judgment on the appeal application. Separately, Burke appeared before the High Court seeking orders to restrain a disciplinary panel hearing scheduled for Friday.
- Judge David Nolan granted Burke permission to serve proceedings on the panel members, as the teacher seeks to delay the disciplinary hearing until the Court of Appeal concludes its deliberations.
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