Union leaders plan to discuss whether teachers might refuse to work in schools but continue working online, which doesn't fit the definition of a traditional strike.

CPS CEO Janice Jackson said as negotiations with the CTU continue, the conversation has to be “about how to reopen schools safely, not a debate around whether or not schools should reopen.”

Two McCutcheon staffers contracted coronavirus in the past week and eight others have been forced to quarantine. That has caused staffing shortages as some students return to classrooms.

The Uptown elementary school is in "chaos" due to the coronavirus cases, Chicago Teachers Union officials said.

Teachers attempting to sign in to virtual classrooms were blocked Tuesday after the district locked out teachers who refused to return to the classroom because of coronavirus.

School will continue as planned despite the positive cases, CPS said. But staffers say they're concerned it took days to notify others about the infection.

One teacher calls returning to school a "life and death" decision while Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Public Schools CEO Janice Jackson say schools must open to prevent students from falling behind.

A study by the city's health department monitoring coronavirus spread in the Catholic School system shows in-person learning is relatively safe, city officials said. But some educators say the study is flawed.

At least three local school councils have passed resolutions asking CPS to halt its school reopening plans, saying it's not safe for students, teachers and families at this stage of the pandemic.

The union released its list of demands Thursday, and it’s the most detailed look yet at what it would take to get union leaders to support reopening schools.

Proponents of the new school say the proposal is overwhelmingly popular among Lawndale residents. But some say closing three schools is too high a price to pay.

Chicago International Charter Schools and Acero, which each oversee more than a dozen campuses, surveyed parents and found a majority preferred to continue learning remotely.

The union argued school clerks shouldn’t be required to work in-person if another option is possible, and that bringing in employees violated the contractual promise for a safe working environment.

The Chicago Teachers Union wants CPS to scrap its hybrid model and focus on a remote learning plan for the start of the school year.

Chicago's public schools, which serve more than 300,000 students, have remained open — even as Catholic schools and other districts close.

The final margin was 81 percent to 19 percent with 80 percent of schools reporting late Friday.

The 10-day teachers strike could be coming to an end as members of the Chicago Teachers Union's house of delegates plan to meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday to vote on a tentative agreement.

Earlier this month, Mayor Lightfoot said the $1.3 billion tax subsidy for Lincoln Yards is not "available [money] that we can just shift somewhere else."

“My morale is pretty low. I feel a bit defeated, but I am still going to keep coming back each day," one teacher said Friday.