After a rally in Civic Center, and as negotiations continued between reps for the SF Unified School District and the United Educators of San Francisco, the district announced that schools would remain closed a second day on Tuesday.It appears to be a precaution, and perhaps a bargaining tactic, as p ressure mounts from parents and the city for schools to reopen amid this, the first SF teachers' strike in nearly 50 years. But the district made the announcement Monday just after 2:30 pm that, regardless of whether the impasse is resolved today, classes will still be canceled Tuesday, February 10.As the Chronicle reports, the cancellation announcement came just as there was some kind of misunderstanding at both ends of the negotiations Monday.The bargaining process has been ongoing inside the War Memorial Building, and just before 2:30 pm, SFUSD officials told the Chronicle that they were at that time waiting for union reps to respond to their latest proposal, which has been on the table since Saturday.But, awkwardly, as they said this, a union representative, Nathalie Hrizi, who serves as vice president for substitute teachers, was speaking at a rally in front of City Hall, claiming that the union reps were still waiting for district reps to show up at the War Memorial building this afternoon.Reportedly, union negotiators called off talks Saturday night, two hours after the district had submitted their latest proposal, and they refused to return to the bargaining table on Sunday, per the Chronicle.The latest proposal submitted by the district offers a 6% raise over two years, as well as a $24,000 annual health benefit allowance for each teacher and one dependent.The union has been seeking a 9% wage hike over two years.In the coming days there will be conflicting information about the SFUSD negotiations. Superintendent Su has been emailing parents (and students) directly almost daily while the teachers union UESF does not have that capability. link in reply for a UESF site to get more info pic.twitter.com/BBQ3yUmzCL— Noah Sloss (@noahsloss) February 6, 2026 At a news conference Monday, Superintendant Maria Su said, "Our students, our families, our teachers cannot afford for this to continue. Every minute counts."It remains possible that the two sides can come to an agreement Monday night, but this will be at least a two-day strike, with parents having to rearrange schedules and keep kids home at least one more day this week, if not longer. ...read more read less