Tuesday marks day four of a teachers strike in northwest suburban McHenry, canceling classes and school services for more than 2,500 northwest suburban Chicago students.
Hundreds packed a school District 156 School Board meeting Monday night, and afterwards the teachers' union and board held emergency negotiations late into the night, but still came away without an agreement to end the strike.
Both sides plan to meet again Tuesday night.
McHenry High School District 156 teachers continued to strike again Monday after another marathon 12-hour negotiation session didn't come to a deal. The strike began last Thursday, after teachers and the District 156 Board of Education met Wednesday night and could not reach an agreement after their first six hours of negotiations.
More than 150 teachers refused to report to school to picket at both McHenry Community High School’s East and West Campuses.
Another round of talks ended just before 2 a.m. Monday, after a marathon 12-hour negotiation session didn't come to a deal. They are scheduled to resume negotiations Tuesday.
In the meantime, the public will have their chance to voice their opinion when the board of education meets at 7 p.m. Monday.
District 156's strike comes after Prospect Heights teachers went back to school last Monday following an entire week of canceled classes as District 23 officials duked it out over pay.
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UPDATE from www.dist156.orgMcHenry Community High School District 156 and the Teachers’ Association have failed to... Posted by McHenry Community High School District #156 on Thursday, October 1, 2015
