Enoch Burke tells appeal teachers are 'afraid to exercise their right to expression'

Tailed teacher is appealing against the rejection last December by the High Court of his challenge to the composition of a disciplinary appeals panel set up to consider his dismissal from his teaching post

Enoch Burke, who is well into his second year in prison over his refusal to obey orders to stay away from Wilson's Hospital, once again represented himself with members of his family present. File picture: Colin Keegan, Collins Dublin

Jailed teacher Enoch Burke has claimed in the Court of Appeal (CoA) that teachers around the country are being "told to bow down" to instructions to only use "they" rather than "he/she" when referring to transgender students.

"Teachers are afraid of stating their true beliefs and are whispering their objections", he told his appeal against the rejection last December by the High Court of his challenge to the composition of a disciplinary appeals panel (DAP) set up to consider his dismissal from his teaching post in Wilson's Hospital School, Westmeath.