Ireland: Teacher Gearoid (Gerry) Johnson challenges decision to investigate his social media posts

Discussion in 'Articles' started by News Readers, Jul 4, 2022.

  1. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

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

    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. The complaint against him arises out of posts he made between 2015 and 2016 on social media, which were deleted shortly afterwards. The court heard that his posts were expressions of his own personal views on subjects including the ...


    Continue reading...

    https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/courtandcrime/arid-40910438.html

    Find in Internet Archives


    [google]Teacher bids to stop Teaching Council's disciplinary process over his social media posts[/google]



    Teacher challenges decision to investigate him over social media posts

    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 ...


    Continue reading...

    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland...gate-him-over-social-media-posts-1329709.html

    Find in Internet Archives


    [google]Teacher challenges decision to investigate him over social media posts[/google]
     
  2. News Readers

    News Readers The Paperboy

    Teacher claims he was dismissed over his social media posts about religion, family and transgender issues

    A teacher has brought a High Court challenge to halt a disciplinary process over several social media posts he made several years ago on issues including Islam, homosexuality, and transgendarism. The action against the regulatory body for teachers, the Teaching Council, has been taken by GearĂ³id (Gerry) Johnson, who has been a secondary school teacher for over 26 years. The complaint against him arises out of posts he made between 2015 and 2016 on social media which were deleted shortly afterwards. The court heard his posts were expressions of his own personal views on subjects including the treatment of women ...


    Continue reading...

    https://www.independent.ie/irish-ne...n-family-and-transgender-issues-41812735.html

    Find in Internet Archives


    [google]Teacher claims he was dismissed over his social media posts about religion, family and transgender issues[/google]