Elementary school principal drives school bus in driver shortage Wren Elementary School Principal Tommy Bolger picked up a morning and afternoon route to get kids to school on time and safe Share Updated: 6:24 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Allen Devlin Elementary school principal drives school bus in driver shortage Wren Elementary School Principal Tommy Bolger picked up a morning and afternoon route to get kids to school on time and safe Share Updated: 6:24 PM EST Feb 5, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript IT’S ALL NEW AT 6. MAKE SURE MY FLASHERS ARE ON. WE’RE JUST CHECKING HOW THE LIGHT JUST TO MAKE. SURE. EVERYTHING’S WORKING. IT’S A 6 AM START HAVING GOOD. YEAH FOR SCHOOL BUS NUMBER SIX WHAT WE’RE DOING IS JUST MAKING SURE THAT WELL FIRST OF ALL THAT SEATS ARE OKAY BUS DRIVER. TOMMY BOLGER IS ONLY SIX WEEKS INTO BEING BEHIND THE WHEEL. PICKING UP ONE NOW TOTAL ABOUT 32 IS OUR ROUTE STARTS BEFORE DAYBREAK. THAT’S EARLY MORNING. IN SLOWLY ONE D TURNS INTO TWO. I TOLD YOU MARISSA. TURNS INTO 10. HEY DUST. HARDLY, I GOT ONE YOU GOT ONE. SO TIGERS THEN IT’S TIME TO DROP THEM ALL OFF FIRST AT REN HIGH PEDRO THEN RIN METAL. HI, BABY. YEAH, THEN FINALLY HIS LAST STOP RIN ELEMENTARY. SEE YOU TOMORROW HIS LAST STOP. I GOTTA CHECK TO MAKE SURE. KIDS ARE HERE A FEW TIMES. I’VE HAD ONE KID ASLEEP. BUT THE SECOND START. DAY TAKE THIS OUT SIX WEEKS AS A BUS DRIVER FOR BUS NUMBER SIX, BUT SIX YEARS THIS PRINCIPAL OF WREN ELEMENTARY ALL OUR EDUCATORS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. THAT WE’RE JUST DEALING STUFF THAT WE WE’VE NORMALLY NEVER DONE STILL PLAYING SOCCER. A COUNTYWIDE BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE MEANT KIDS WERE GETTING TO SCHOOL AND HOME LATE. THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF BUS DRIVERS. TO KNOW FATHER THEIR OWN OKAY, SO VULGAR PICKED UP A MORNING AND AFTERNOON ROUTES. I LOVE DRIVING. I LOVE KIDS SO THAT’S THE QUIETEST YOU’VE BEEN ON THE BUS WHAT HAPPENED? IT NEEDS TO MAKE SURE THESE KIDS ALMOST ALL OF WHICH HE KNOWS BY NAME MICAH. I ACTUALLY STUDIED THE LOOK AT THOSE MUSCLES. YOU’VE BEEN WORKING OUT CAN I BORROW THAT? THAT’S GORGEOUS. LOOK AT THIS. LOOK AT COOL GET TO SCHOOL MASCOT MASCOT AND GET HOME FINE GUYS. HEY DOWN BY ONE TIME. GOOD MORNING. HAPPY FRIDAY. IS A WANT TO BE HERE AND GET A FIST BUMP FROM KNOW CARES WE HAVE TO DO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO. HAVE TO DO AT 11-HOUR DAY TOMORROW MORNING 6 BUS NUMBER SIX. HE DOES IT ALL AGAIN TOMMY BOLGER THE PRINCIPLE OF RAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SLH ANDERSON COUNTY HELEN DEVLIN. HAPPY FRIDAY.