School is closed for students in Newton on Monday as the teachers’ union and the city continue to negotiate in hopes of ending the teacher strike.
Teachers, parents and students braved the cold temperatures Sunday as they picketed for a third day. Negotiations between the union and city also continued Sunday but School Committee Chairman Chris Brezski said both sides are far from reaching an agreement.
“The NTA increased its monetary demands on other items relative to the most recent proposals and there remains significant distance between the parties on other major issues. Based on this, we believe there is no reasonable probability that an agreement will be reached today,” said Brezski. “Therefore, we anticipate the NTA will continue its illegal strike tomorrow, canceling school.”
