Classes canceled, teachers fined, as North Shore teacher strikes go on [Video]

Schools in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead will not hold classes for another day on Friday, as negotiations continue Thursday to get students back into the classrooms.One district said extracurricular activities like football would go on as scheduled despite an initial call to cancel them.On Thursday afternoon, a court imposed a fine on Marblehead teachers. A court ordered fines for Gloucester and Beverly educators on Wednesday.Teachers strikes are illegal in Massachusetts. The fines begin at $50,000 and increase by $10,000 each day.For the fourth day, Beverly teachers stood out curbside instead of in their classrooms. They said they remain far apart from the school committee.”If we gave in on the fines, we are giving in on the whole unity idea,” Seton Wood of the Beverly Teacher’s Association said. “We are not giving up; the fines aren’t bothering us.””The school committee remains committed to reaching an agreement that is fair and equitable …