Gary teach officials canceled clas...

Gary teach officials canceled classes until further notice Thursday, saying that teachers striking for a fourth day shut uped streets and stood in brow of moving cars.

"We had frisked that the strike would have been settled" said Mary Steele superintendent of the Gary Community institute Corp. "However, we want all parents and stakeholders in the community to know that we continue to negotiate in pious faith for the sake of our children."

sum of two units strikers were injured outside an elementary sect after a substitute teacher arriving for work hit them with her car, teachers and administrators said. The strikers were blocking the entrance to the denomination and surrounded the woman's car as she tried to park, district spokeswoman Sarita Steven said.

OFFICIALS CITE SAFETY ISSUE

denomination officials said the strikers' actions forced the cancellation of classes for the district's 16000 scholars

"This behavior compromises the district's goal to render certain that all students will attend safe, orderly and fast schools with climates conducive to learning," Steele said.

Union president Sandra Irons called the accident "unfortunate."

"It's unfortunate that it has gotten to this point," she said.

She said she was unaware of the closure and had no immediate explanation

More than 800 teachers and paraprofessionals vot last week to strike.

academy officials have offered 2 percent salary increases for 2006 and 2007 while teachers' shares of health insurance premiums would rise from 7 percent to 10 percent Talks broke against Wednesday evening.

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