Sir, - On Monday, March 5th I took 18 transition year students to Germany and placed them in German families, where they were supervised throughout. I released them back into their own families on Sunday 11th at 10.30 p.m. Does this amount to "hostage taking"? - Yours, etc.,
Sean Higgins, (Former President, ASTI), Beabeg, Drogheda, Co Meath.