Teachers' union seeks urgent meeting with health officials ahead of return to school

The ASTI wants to address the potential staggering of the return to school by students. File Picture. 

The country’s largest second-level teaching union has requested an urgent meeting with health authorities to discuss the safety concerns of teachers ahead of the planned reopening of schools.

The Association of Secondary Teachers’ Ireland (ASTI) has sought a meeting with the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) to discuss the high number of safety concerns it has received from teachers.