SAN FRANCISCO (KRON / AP) -- Schools in the San Francisco Unified School District will remain closed on Thursday as a strike enters Day 4, according to SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su. "All SFUSD schools will be closed to students tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 12," Su wrote in a Wednesday afternoon update . The district's 120 public schools are closed as thousands of educators, including teachers, stage a strike to demand higher wages, health benefits, and more resources for students with special needs. The strike has left nearly 50,000 students out of the classroom. One father, Connor Haught, has been juggling virtual work meetings and arts and crafts projects for his two daughters as his family tries to navigate the strike with no end date in sight. Haught’s job allows him to work from home but, like many parents in the city, he and his wife were scrambling to plan activities for their children amid uncertainty. “The big concern for parents is really the timeline of it all and trying to prepare for how long this could go on,” Haught said. On Wednesday, hundreds of teachers clustered together on Ocean Beach to form the words, "For our students, strike." A human banner that reads "FOR OUR STUDENTS STRIKE" is seen on Ocean Beach in support of the ongoing teacher's strike at the San Francisco Unified School District on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP) Teachers on the picket lines said they know the strike is hard on students but that they walked out to offer children stability in the future. “This is for the betterment of our students. We believe our students deserve to learn safely in schools, and that means having fully staffed schools. That means retaining teachers by offering them competitive wage packages and health care, and it means to fully fund all of the programs we know the students need the most,” said Lily Perales, a history teacher at Mission High School. The United Educators of San Francisco and the district have been negotiating for nearly a year, with teachers demanding fully funded family health care, salary raises and the filling of vacant positions impacting special education and services. Su urged both sides to act with urgency, saying the district had a counterproposal ready Tuesday night and was prepared to stay all night, but that union negotiators left. The two sides have yet to agree on a wage increase and family health benefits. The union initially asked for a 9% raise over two years, which they said could help offset the cost of living in San Francisco, one of the most expensive cities in the country. The district, which faces a $100 million deficit and is under state oversight because of a long-standing financial crisis, rejected the idea. The Associated Press contributed to this report.   ...read more read less