A poll was recently conducted by the Canadian Teachers' Federation and revealed that the majority of Saskatchewan teachers are not confident in a safe return to school this fall.

As a result, the Saskatchewan teacher's federation is raising a number of concerns with the provincial government and health officials.

Saskatchewan Chief Medical Health Officer Dr. Saqib Shahab said parents and teachers can look to daycare for a vote of confidence that the guidelines work.

"We've already seen that daycares have been open throughout [the summer]. Starting at eight children and then going up to fifteen and they're continue to expand as people re-enter the workforce. And we've seen no concerns in daycares."

Premier Scott Moe addressed some of the teachers' concerns, saying that much work has been down with the guidelines and will continue over the next to months to ensure a return is safe.

"This has been a very strategic and methodical process from the beginning. The Education Response Planning Team will be working throughout July. So we'll be able to hopefully get back to the school divisions with some more precision on their operating procedures sometime in August."

Teachers have 3 primary concerns; the mental health and well being of students and staff, equity supports for teaching and learning, and access to technology.