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

Burke clearly isn't hanging around the school to get a gander at the kids in the manner of Mr. J. Saville or Mr. R. Harris or Mr. G. Glitter. Burke is no danger to the kids in that way. A gobshyte standing in the cold and rain protesting about what pronouns God says is right and wrongis nothing more than a talking point for the likes of us and other parents but it doesn't really bother most people from a safeguarding point of view.

Burke is viewed more as an oddity rather than a danger to kids.

He is along way past public land. He is standing by the front door, From the photos I've seen he's pretty much looking in the window.

When was that photo taken? That wasn't taken this week or last week. He's wearing a hat and gloves so I'm going to say that it probably is an old photo taken during the winter given the weather we've had recently.

Edit. Just did a search. That photo was taken either in January 2023 or before it. It appeared in the Journal and the Irish Post on Jan 27th 2023.

It's clear that he did trespass in the past, that's not up for question but I haven't heard any reports that he entered the school gates for a good while now. And I haven't heard of the Gardai arresting him or removing him from the school grounds in a long time. Maybe they have and I haven't heard about it.

If it's a recent photo, I would support the school calling the Gardai every time he trespasses as there's an injunction against him trespassing on school grounds. Trespass on school grounds = 100% illegal = arrest him = prosecute him and potentially jail him. Protest in a public place = legal = difficult to do anything against him.

Even if he continues to stay outside the school gate in a (possibly) public place, he'll eventually wind up before the courts for his contempt of court and the refusal to purge his contempt. I'm going to do a Mystic Meg prediction here and predict that Mountjoy or Castlebar Jail will appear in his near to mid future for that.

A grown man of military age, no less!

Is this gobshite still turning up at the school every day?

Looking at his behaviour in front of the kids and courts already, it is clear he has anger issues. He is unpredictable and could be a danger to the kids.

Yes, there was clear trespass in the early days. He was fined for the trespassing for entering the school to engate in a stand/sit-in while he was suspended. He was arrested and taken away from the school so that's what the fine is in relation to. It's not in relation to him standing outside of the gate as he was never arrested for that. He was only arrested for being inside the school itself. It's interesting to note that he has never been arrested while standing outside of the school gate. That leads me to believe that it might not be trespassing if he's standing there. If standing outside of the school gate was considered trespassing, I'd wonder why he hasn't been arrested for standing there?

Regarding the causing fear issue, I think the quote by Justice Owens is now a little outdated. The Judge had a point when Burke was a teacher in the school (the quote was made while Burke was on suspension from the school) but Burke can't act in any way towards the student as he's no longer a teacher there (and unlikely to be a teacher anywhere else either). Burke now doesn't have much interaction with the student body. They just see him as they pass in and out of the school. And correct me if I'm wrong, but there's been no reports of him acting inappropriately towards students as they pass in and out of the school......no reports of threats, shouting, harassment etc.

Burke also has no case to answer to the school's board as he's no longer employed there to that aspect of the quote is certainly outdated.

I do agree with you that if I was a non-binary or trans student at WHS, I would not want to come in contact with Burke. But that's not an issue now as he is no longer a teacher in the school. That said, even when he was employed in the school and during his protests outside of the school gate, there are no reports of him ever acting inappropriately, threatening, shouting at or harassing students. Burke will more than likely never have a position of authority (teacher) over teenagers any more unless he acts as a private tutor. But I can't see him taking on a trans/non-binary teen to teach so that's not really an issue any more.

Realistically, is he likely to be any more of a danger to kids than you or I?

He's passed all safeguarding checks. If he didn't pass those, he wouldn't be allowed to teach kids. He's never once been accused of acting inappropriately towards kids. Never. There are no reports of him sexually assaulting any kids, being violent towards kids, threatening kids, harassing kids etc. Zero. He's always behaved appropriately towards kids.

It's always been adults that he's been a d1ckhead towards, and then it was pretty much only shouting. I know it's reported that he followed the principal shouting at her but it's interesting to note that there are no reports of him threatening her, shouting profanities at her etc. He's a non-violent character who has a problem calling people by their chosen pronoun. I don't see how that makes him a threat to kids, especially now that he is an unemployed teacher and doesn't have a position of power over a classroom any more.

To the best of my knowledge he has never stated that he is protesting. Every time I've seen him asked why he is showing up to the school his response has been "to teach".

I don't think so, he is so inflexible, unimaginative, lacking in original though that now he has established a routine he will not deviate from it, unless maybe Mammy tells him to or he is in jail. Though being in jail is much the same thing as standing outside the school in terms of things he feels he has to do.

he cant be quite right in the head...hope the mammy gave him a hat and told him to put on some sun cream in this weather..

can he resign? he has already been sacked.