SFUSD prepares to close schools Monday as contract negotiations stretch into weekend

All schools in San Francisco Unified School District will be closed Monday if no agreement is reached over the weekend after negotiations Thursday night failed to produce an agreement on a new contract with the district’s teachers’ union.

The closure announcement came shortly before the United Administrators of San Francisco said its members would hold a sympathy strike and recommended closing schools if the work stoppage plays out, citing safety standards the union said in a statement would not be met if teachers were not present.