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

And if those vile crazies think you're going too far...

Though in fairness WBC makes their money by being as publicly offensive as they can so that they can goad people (frequently family members at funerals) into attacking them so that they can sue them. So they have a vested interest in getting people to follow the legal process.

Protestants and miracles don't mix.

No I accept the students rights etc. But I am pointing out the practicalities most average people would think him/her. And maybe most would play along and change it to ‘they’ after checking themselves.

Now the difference I suspect is that many on this thread have close associations with the small but vocal Transgender Community. So ‘they’ is second nature for such posters. Plus it is supporting a ‘cause’.

People should realise that those outside the small bubble require a period of readjustment. It is very new.

The Transgender Equality Group estimate that there was 4000 as of 2017. That is less than about 0.03 percentage of the population of Ireland. So it is a minority in all senses of the word. Tiny but very vocal, with very vocal advocacy groups. To give context there is 29000- 40,000 travellers in Ireland less than 0.6 percent of the population

What it proves to me that you admit most think him/her. The general population 99.97% have to play along and go with ‘they’ honestly which I believe is a statistical impossibly. It just does not work. As to most ears to use ‘they’ as pronoun is an odd way of speaking.

How is it considered bullying if goes against someone else’s identity and beliefs. Is the student identity somehow greater than that of Burke?

Burke’s belief is clearly his identity. And is extremely sincere in those beliefs. Why was Burke not given the option not to use the They pronoun?

Would a Jewish teacher from a Jewish school be asked to eat Pork sandwiches on staff picnic? Just because Pork was the only option they had because one Gentile (non Jew) loved pork sambos—-

What the principal should have done was issue no dictate and left it up to each individual teacher IMO.

I agree there but the principal’s initial statement was the cause of Burke’s admitted over reaction. Nowhere from either side of the Wilson Hospital School debacle have I heard the principal’s initial statement was an open ended one. And not a ‘decree’ as Burke would no doubt view it.

Because if the statement on the ‘They’ pronoun was open ended surely it would have been stated by now? And Burke would have even less of a case for his gripe.

No, the cause for Burke's overreaction was entirely himself.

The staff were informed that a student had a new name and used new pronouns. If he had an issue with that there are proper procedures for him to follow to do so. He chose not to use them and instead jumped straight to being abusive. That is entirely on him.

As it is he has no basis for his gripe. His beliefs have absolutely nothing to do with why he was suspended or fired.

Exactly, the school principle at the time handled the issue poorly from the start. A bit less dictate and a bit more room for individual expression and this would have passed by with no notice. I'm sure lessons will have be learnt though around the country. Co-incidentally or otherwise, the principle in question has moved on now.

Yawn.. same old guff :)

Well, it is pretty much all they have. That and pretending his getting fired was about something other than his behavior.

People definitely losing interest now.

A wet and windy week might revive interest.

Does he hang around all day? Any breaks?

No doubt he will bring his "struggle" to the European courts.