Walled Lake Schools Closed Wednesday, As Bus Drivers Call in Sick

With one-quarter of the districts bus drivers calling in sick Wednesday, Walled Lake Consolidated Schools cancelled classes.

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

A notice on the district's website indicated that students and staff involved in Advanced Placement testing are still required to report to their testing sites, because those tests cannot be made up. 

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,” district spokesperson Judy Evola told WWJ. 

The district made the decision to outsource busing because it couldn't reach an agreement with Walled Lake Transportation Association, Superintendent Kenneth Gutman said. Gutman told WJBK-TV that school will go on Thursday, no matter what. 

All Michigan school districts are required to submit balanced budgets by June 30, and the district is facing a $10 million deficit.