San Francisco Schools Shut for 48,000 Students on Teacher Strike
Teachers with the San Francisco Unified School District picket outside of Mission High School on the first day of a citywide teachers' strike in San Francisco on Feb. 9.
Photographer: Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesSan Francisco’s public schools are closed Monday for about 48,000 students as city teachers go on strike for the first time since 1979.
Teachers are seeking a 9% raise over two years, fully funded family health care, more staff and smaller classes — demands that the school district says are unaffordable. Members of the United Educators of San Francisco, which represents educators, nurses, counselors and psychologists, had voted almost 98% to authorize the strike.