Portland Schools Canceled Through Thanksgiving Weekend as Teachers’ Union Strike Continues

The strike has entered its 11th day and could potentially keep 81 schools across the city closed for the rest of November.

Families, students, and teachers march across the Burnside Bridge in Portland, Oregon, in advance of a districtwide, strike that began on Nov. 1, 2023. Photo courtesy of Portland Association of Teachers.

A massive strike by public school teachers of Portland, Oregon, has entered its 11th day on Friday and could potentially keep the city’s 45,000 students out of classrooms for the rest of November.

The upcoming Monday and Tuesday, Nov. 21 and 22, were scheduled as days for family-teacher conferences with no school for children, followed by three Thanksgiving vacation days. This means the first possible day that students might have classes falls on Nov. 27, the Monday after Thanksgiving.