We will not settle contracts that pay any staff 16 dollars an hour, which is a current offer on the table,” said Samantha Rosato, a paraprofessional representative in Marblehead. As of Thursday night,

Schools remain closed in three Massachusetts communities as teachers remain on strike. Classes were out Thursday in Beverly, Gloucester and Marblehead, and schools in all three towns will remain closed Friday.

Marblehead Public Schools will reinstate athletics and extracurriculars as teacher strikes drag on, the district reported Thursday, allowing this weekend’s high school football playoff game

Educators have canceled school in Marblehead for a fourth straight day as the illegal teacher strike continues.In a letter sent home to parents around 6 p.m., district officials announced there were no signs of the strike ending and that school would be canceled on Friday.

Beverly and Gloucester are among three North Shore districts grappling with teacher strikes, but their teachers were the first to hit the picket lines last Friday; the other district is Marblehead, where teachers began striking Tuesday and now face the possibility of fines in the coming days.

District officials in all three towns sent an email home to parents around 6 p.m. that schools across the Gloucester, Marblehead, and Beverly districts will be closed on Thursday4. After-school activities will also be canceled.

Even as school doors remain closed, kids in Marblehead will be allowed to play ball as the teacher strike threatens to extend into another week. Interim Superintendent John Robidoux said Thursday he reversed his decision to pause athletics after determining that the schools can safely allow games and other events to take place this weekend.

Teachers in two of the three striking North Shore school districts are set to face fines if they don’t stop their strike by 6:00 p.m. Wednesday evening, a judge has ruled.

The striking teachers in Marblehead are set to face $50,000 fines after an Essex Superior Court judge’s ruling.