Teachers call for more supports to deal with aftermath of school assaults 

Delegates at the ASTI annual conference in  Killarney unanimously passed a motion seeking a review of the policies of the Department of Education in regard to physical aggression in the workplace. Picture: Don MacMonagle

Teachers are calling for more supports to be put in place if staff are injured following physical aggression in the classroom.

A motion seeking a review of the policies of the Department of Education in regard to physical aggression in the workplace was unanimously passed at the Association of Secondary Teachers of Ireland (ASTI) annual conference in Killarney.