Teacher bids to stop Teaching Council's disciplinary process over his social media posts

The court heard that his posts were expressions of his own personal views on subjects including the treatment of women under Islam, "the Catholic hierarchy," his views on "the need for a mother and father", his opinion on there being "a binary distinction between male and female" and "issues around transgenderism". File photo: AP/Richard Drew

A teacher has launched a High Court challenge aimed at preventing the Teaching Council from continuing with a disciplinary process over several social media posts he made.

The posts were made several years ago on issues including Islam, homosexuality, and transgenderism. The action has been taken by Gearoid (Gerry) Johnson who has been a secondary school teacher for over 26 years.