The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Monday that it has reached a tentative agreement with the teachers union, potentially averting a strike that had been scheduled for Tuesday.

The agreement was reached after negotiations between district officials and the teachers union, though specific details of the deal were not immediately disclosed. The potential strike had threatened to disrupt classes for students across the nation's second-largest school district.

The tentative agreement must still be ratified by union members and approved by the school board before it becomes final. The timing of those votes has not been announced.

LAUSD serves approximately 600,000 students across Los Angeles County. The district has faced ongoing challenges with staffing, funding, and working conditions that have been central issues in labor negotiations.

The union had authorized the strike action as negotiations over wages, working conditions, and other employment terms had stalled in recent weeks. Tuesday's planned walkout would have marked the latest in a series of education sector labor disputes across California in recent years.