KISSIMMEE -- Angry teamsters gathered outside an Osceola County School Board meeting Tuesday in protest of the possibility their jobs as bus drivers, custodians, and mechanics might eventually go to private contractors.
School Board member Jay Wheeler said by using private contractors, the School District could save up to 20 percent, but union workers said it could put student safety in jeopardy.
"Shame on us if we're not looking at it, the position that we're in," Wheeler said.
While school officials said the decision was far from being finalized, it was a decision union workers said should not even be considered at all.
"There's no telling who they're going to hire," said one concerned teamster.
The School Board has formed a committee to explore the option, but Wheeler said members would not discuss turning to private contractors until other, more important issues -- including hiring a new superintendent -- were finalized.
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