court order has been jailed indefinitely.Enoch Burke had been ordered by the court not to enter Wilson's Hospital School in Westneath after he refused to use a transgender pupil’s chosen pronouns.He had refused to refer to the transitioning student as "they" rather than "he", in defiance of requests from the student and their parents.READ MORE: 'I was bullied after coming out as transgender – it takes courage to be who I am'The row led to Burke being suspended by the school board, pending the outcome of a disciplinary process.But rather than stay at home on paid leave, he continued to turn up to work, sitting in an empty classroom.Burke has repeatedly refused to back down and use a gender-neutral pronoun for the student. “Transgenderism is against my Christian belief,” he said. “It is contrary to the scriptures, contrary to the ethos of the Church of Ireland and of my school.”In court yesterday, he told Judge Michael Quinn: “I am a teacher and I don't want to go to prison.
I want to be in my classroom today, that's where I was this morning when I was arrested."I love my school, with its motto Res Non Verba, actions not words, but I am here today because I said I would not call a boy a girl."After being jailed for contempt of court, he said: “It is insanity that I will be led from this courtroom to a place of incarceration, but I will not give up my Christian beliefs.”Under Irish law, contempt of court carries an indefinite prison term.
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