A meeting between representatives of Wilson’s Hospital School and the suspended teacher took place earlier today.
GARDAÍ WERE CALLED to a disciplinary hearing being held at the Mullingar Park Hotel today between representatives of Wilson’s Hospital School in Co Westmeath and suspended teacher Enoch Burke.In videos circulating online, the Burke family took issue with the fact the chairman who was appointed to oversee proceedings, John Rogers, was not present at the meeting.
Rogers is the chairman of the school’s board of management. He took ill last night and an acting chairperson stood in on his behalf, RTÉ News reports.Advertisement“As this refers to a private matter, An Garda Síochána has no role at this time. High Court A High Court judge this week refused to grant Enoch Burke an injunction halting disciplinary proceedings against him.
However, due to Burke’s ongoing refusal to comply with a court order requiring him to stay away from the school until the proceedings have been determined, the judge said the balance of justice was tipped in favour of refusing to grant the injunction.
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