School is closed Monday in three Massachusetts communities on the North Shore as the teacher strike begins its second week.

School is closed Monday in three Massachusetts communities on the North Shore as the teacher strike begins its second week. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.

By Sunday night, district officials and union representatives in all three communities remained divided on key issues, including paid parental leave and wages for teachers and teaching assistants.

Two of the three striking teacher unions in Massachusetts have been fined for refusing to return to the classroom. Judges on Tuesday imposed fines of $50,000 a day for the unions in Beverly and Gloucester that would rise by $10,

Public schools in the three communities will be closed on Tuesday as teachers hit the picket line over pay, paid parental leave and other issues.

Schools were closed for a second full day Tuesday as striking teachers and paraprofessionals and the School Committee failed to reach a deal in mediation for new contracts after the

Classes will be cancelled again Monday in Gloucester, Beverly and Marblehead, Massachusetts, as negotiations continue between those school committees and teachers unions.