{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/b2fb5f0b-0ce7-4e5c-b6e0-9b1febd06aea/63a1df1852752c0011db3032?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Will Enoch Burke get out of jail for Christmas? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61409400444fd9068ff27e5f/1663773710372-1dfa44b258fd77ffb9aad560edbce324.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Teacher Enoch Burke could get out of jail today if he chose to.</p><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><p>In cases of civil contempt there is no clear mechanism for bringing to an end the situation without Mr Burke backing down. </p><p><br></p><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><p><br></p><p>So how will the situation ever get resolved?</p><p><br></p><p>Jennifer O’Connell and Mary Carolan talk to Conor Pope.</p>","author_name":"The Irish Times"}