Will Enoch Burke get out of jail for Christmas?

<p>Teacher Enoch Burke could get out of jail today if he chose to.</p><br><p>All he needs to do is say he’ll follow a court order to stay away from the school where he worked until being suspended in a row over his refusal to call a trans student by their preferred pronouns.</p><br><p>In cases of civil contempt there is no clear mechanism for bringing to an end the situation without Mr Burke backing down. </p><br><p>But given his stated intentions, and taking into account his family’s history in legal disputes, it seems unlikely Mr Burke will do that. </p><br><p>So how will the situation ever get resolved?</p><br><p>Jennifer O’Connell and Mary Carolan talk to Conor Pope.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>