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,

Superintendent John Robidoux reversed his decision to cancel all athletic and extracurricular activities during the work stoppage.

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.

Marblehead parents have filed a petition in Lawrence District Court for an injunction that would allow previously scheduled athletic events and extracurriculars to continue during the strike.

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

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.