CPS announced at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday that students would continue with remote learning on Thursday, receiving some criticism for the late notice for parents that Lightfoot addressed.
"I've heard from parents, 'Why did you not let us know last night sooner?' Because we were waiting on the CTU, and on the off chance that we had the ability to actually get a break through. We wanted to be able to share that news, but we waited, and waited and waited, and waited," Lightfoot said.
Friday was previously scheduled as a non-attendance day, giving the two sides a few more days to negotiate - though the mayor insisted an agreement be made Thursday and refused to discuss what might happen is a deal is not reached.