News Hundreds of LAUSD schools shut down as workers at nation’s 2nd-largest district strike March 21, 2023March 21, 2023 Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY Comments Off on Hundreds of LAUSD schools shut down as workers at nation’s 2nd-largest district strike The planned three-day strike left parents scrambling to find childcare, meals and other learning arrangements for the district's 422,000 students.