Do You Agree With the Actions of the Walled Lake School District and Bus Drivers?

Nearly one-quarter of the Walled Lake School District's bus drivers called in sick Wednesday morning, leading the district to cancel classes.

WWJ-AM reports that the move is "an apparent protest" over the district's decision to outsource busing.

District spokesperson Judy Evola told WWJ the district will be "strategizing today. If this does occur again, we will have a plan in place that we will communicate with our parents,” she said.

Superintendent Kenneth Gutman told WJBK-TV that school will go on Thursday, no matter what.

Parents expressed their frustrations with the district on the White Lake-Highland Patch and West Bloomfield Patch Facebook pages.

"This is what happens when you outsource busing to a private company, and folks who have put in decades driving our kids stand to lose their well-deserved pensions," James Maendel wrote. "As you can imagine, they are not happy. I love free enterprise, but trusting kids safety to a minimal cost/maximum profit enterprise -is this really where we want to economize?"

Bryan Watson agreed, "Let's see... you tell everyone that these drivers aren't worth what you're paying them. You demand that they cut their pay and pensions, but refuse to show evidence that the cuts are necessary. Then you give their jobs to someone else whose purpose is to make a profit, not to take care of the kids. Then you expect them to still be happy and caring and loyal. Wouldn't that make you a little sick? Too sick to be driving the kids around?"

Do you agree with the district's decision to outsource transportation? Do you agree with the bus drivers actions this morning? Tell us in the comments below.