Most contractors have few or no screening practices in place with respect to hiring employees. This creates a student safety concern. Rates of employee turnover rise up to 10 percent when services are contracted out. Jobs are often reduced or part time positions created. There are many cases where the contractor has promised not to lay off employees and done so immediately after the contract is signed.
Many contractors make profit because they often sell their products with their service.
This often involves the purchase of materials that are not needed. Contracting out often costs much more than keeping a service in house. Profit and corporate overhead have to be written into contracts. Taxpayers ultimately foot the bill. Contracting with companies outside the community, which is a common practice, take tax dollars out of the local economy.