Enoch Burke turns up to school again despite sacking - read OP before posting

I don’t believe so. Given the constraints of the thread I will thread lightly.

I will say stereotypical Employment based on Gender is a social construct.

But gender itself is a given not a construct. And to alter it means to artificially create a manufactured ‘other’ as an individual does not accept their given gender. For whatever reason.

But the problem for that to really succeed means everyone has to at least appear to buy into the trans individuals new belief.

As if one single other individual overtly does not buy into the trans persons new reality, the belief is shattered otherwise.

The whole construct is based on whether the whole of the general population buy into it.

Burke does not, as he believes to do so is an infringement on his own identity- his religion.

But unlike the trans individual Burke does not need outside affirmation for his beliefs.

Religious in his case, he just does not want to be dictated to that he has to believe in/buy into something that goes against his own beliefs and identity.

So there is no middle ground in the argument for him or I assume the trans student.

It is the competing of two ideologies both wrapped in perceived personal identity.

There's nothing stopping anyone from using an accessible toilet at any time. They're required and designed to be accessible to people with mobility or other needs, not exclusive to any particular group. You'll often find places (not schools, obviously) where the baby-changing facilities are in the accessible toilet. People with sensory issues might prefer to use them as they're quieter and more private. There would be no need to remove the sign from the door, the "wheelchair" sign is just there to signify that the toilet has accessible accommodations.

Are there many disabled trans people in schools?

No I don't. And do you really think a lot of Irish people would agree that someone who gets fired for verbally abusing his boss should ignore it when he is suspended, and then pretend like the courts don't have jurisdiction over them when his employer gets a court order to stop him from showing up should be able to get away with it? Because that is what his stance is.

He could've made it about something else if he wanted to. If he had gone through the proper procedures. But he chose not to do that.

There is nothing to admire while he does not obey the law. It is pure stupidity. He may have garnered some respect if he has operated within the law but he has chosen not to. The law and courts are whether you like it or not a cornerstone to our state and our democracy,

It may have been ok to ignore the law prior to 1921 when the law was imposed by a foreign power, but now it is OUR law. The state would cease to exist if people could choose which laws the shall abide by - sure next someone could decide to drive on the right hand side of the road, or that they were entitled to live in your house , or lie with your wife.

Manipulative of the students!!

No. The fact some peoples beliefs that trans people dont exist doesnt mean they dont exist. All it means is some people hold that belief. Trans people exist physically and legally.

When people protest or go on strike, it's accepted that at some point the warring parties will sit down at a table and work out a compromise. The end agreement might not make everybody happy but it's how these things come to a close. Enoch has well and truly has made his point but he's never going to get what he wants. He just wants his old job back and even if the school goes ahead and recruits a replacement for him, he's still going to stand outside day after day. He has gone way too far with his protest and I can't see any way back for him.

He's used to standing around protesting. He was mentioned in an Irish Times article from 2010, where Kathy Sheridan spoke to people protesting outside the Dáil after it had closed for its summer recess.

Define the mirror image of the burkes so....

If you mean the Burke's family assets, how can they be touched? Enoch's assets can be taken, if he has any, but his parents aren't liable to pay his fines etc.

No such science which backs you does exist. As I said, no amount of drugs will ever make a man a woman

Again you being ignorant of the science isn't the same is it not existing. There isn't really any point in trying to discuss it with you until you educate yourself. And this is beside the point of the thread anyway.

A former teacher was verbally abusive and physically aggressive towards his employer. That employee was suspended and a disciplinary hearing was scheduled. He refused to acknowledge the suspension, so the school petitioned the court to require that he stop coming on to school property. The court agreed with them and granted their request. The teacher decided to ignore the court and continued to attend the school, so he was arrested and jailed for contempt. He spent more than 100 days in jail, even though he could have been released any time he wanted by simply agreeing to not continue attending the school he was suspended from. He was released when the school went on winter break and then resumed attending the school after classes resumed. The school didn't petition to have him returned to jail as they wanted to be able to hold their disciplinary hearing. They did so, which resulted in the teacher being fired. Since then he has continued to attend the school that formerly employed him despite being ordered by the court to not do so.

Unless his religious beliefs include needing to be abusive towards people who don't do what he wants, or being able to ignore the courts, his religious rights have not been infringed upon at any point.

Enoch: Yes

Child: What time are "they" picking you up at?