Negotiations continue between the School District of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers union. Still, the threat of a possible strike is worrying parents and students who are preparing for a school year that starts in less than two weeks.

At the final stop of the back-to-school bus tour on Friday at the Roosevelt Mall, parents told CBS News Philadelphia the strike is a concern.

"I'm a nurse, so I have to go to work. I have patients that's counting on me," said Michelle Fleurant, who is the mother of two second-graders. "So if the school is going on strike, so I'm going to have to stay home with my kids. I won't be able to give my patients the proper care that they need."

Fleurant says her kids' education will also be affected if a strike shuts down the scho

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