Richard L. Allen has been a school bus driver and has written several books. His books include: Children’s Tinker… Tink… Think Tank, Cool to be in School, Kindergarteners on Their First School Bus, Lock and Key, A New Ark Police Officer’s View of Poetic Just Ice/Justice, Poetic Black, Poetic Police Food For Thought, The All About Children/Kids Book and Poetic Black II.
Cool to Be in School is a colorfully written book that places emphasis on the importance of staying in school, and using whatever educational edge and ledge necessary to further a child’s knowledge.
The book also points out cool is an integral part of all schools, cool is in school to stay and it’s so very cool being in school.
I was a school bus driver in an upper-moderate to high income, northern New Jersey town during 2009-2010. There were 34 kindergarten students assigned to my bus. Most of them had never been on a school bus before.