Richard Hogan: In the frenzy around Enoch Burke, has anyone considered the child?

I work with families who are supporting their child while they transition. How is the child at the centre of this processing the storm all around them?

Dismissed teacher, Enoch Burke pictured leaving Wison's Hospital School after defying a High Court order, fining him €700 for every day he attends the school. Picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

The story of Enoch Burke has gripped our attention. A teacher suspended with pay following his refusal of the school's request to recognise a transgender student by their preferred pronouns. There are songs going viral on Twitter about school board meetings, memes depicting Mr Burke in all sorts of situations — I have never experienced something like this story before. 

Even Piers Morgan waded in with his awkwardly oversized clown shoes, "Jailed for not wanting to call a singular person ‘they’ — what a ridiculous farce. How can anyone believe this is right in a supposedly free, democratic society?" Typical Morgan, not letting the truth get in the way of a good soundbite.