ASTI: Government has to 'step up' and deliver safe back-to-school package

Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary, told members of the union that schools "have to be Covid-19 secure workplaces." File Picture 

The government has to “step up to the plate” and deliver a competent back-to-school package of measures, the country's biggest secondary teachers’ union has warned.

Kieran Christie, ASTI General Secretary, said members are “extremely worried” about returning to work and there must be “no compromise on safety”.