Tensions continue between the Naperville School District 203 Board of Education and the Naperville Unit Education Association as teacher contract negotiations between the two groups remain unsuccessful.

On Friday, in a letter to the District 203 community, school board president Charles Cush said the teachers’ union “filed notice of their intent to strike with the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board” on Wednesday, following their vote Tuesday to authorize a strike .

“While union representatives have publicly stated they do not want a strike, this action suggests otherwise. The earliest a work stoppage could interrupt learning is Monday, Aug. 25,” Cush said in his letter.

NUEA president says filing is protocol

NUEA President Ross Berkley said the union’s action

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