After a long first day of school Wednesday, hundreds of students in Louisville, Kentucky, were stuck on school buses until almost 10 p.m. The school system announced a complete closure of schools Thursday, including canceling all extracurricular activities on the second day of school, because of what it called “transportation issues.”

Parents are outraged over Jefferson County Public Schools’ mishandled transportation nightmare—particularly in light of budget changes by the Board of Education that included a July raise of almost $75,000 for Schools Superintendent Martin Pollio, bumping his annual salary to $350,244.

Pollio’s big salary increase is in sharp contrast to the Jefferson County school district’s pay for bus drivers, which is $21.69 per hour.