COBB COUNTY, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Cobb County gave kindergarteners and first-graders a practice school bus ride Thursday, ahead of the first day of school on Monday, Aug. 3. Families boarded at stops across the county and rode to Mountain View Elementary School, where students explored the building and met their teachers. Deanna Anderson, a parent at Mountain View Elementary, said she has a fifth-grader, a third-grader and a kindergartener starting this year. “It’s always nervous when they start school,” Anderson said. Her daughter, Brooklyn, a kindergartener, offered a one-word response to whether she’s excited to meet her teacher: “Yeah.” Parent Madison Emanuelo said the milestone was mixed. “It’s a little bittersweet,” Emanuelo said. “But we are excited for first grade.” The first day of school in Cobb County is Monday, Aug. 3. Bus drivers use the ride to go over safety rules with the youngest riders. “It lets them get on the bus with their parents, who is their security blanket, and they get to get on here with them and see that it’s exciting, there’s nothing to be scared of, they get to meet me,” said Jessica Boyle, a Cobb County bus driver. Bus drivers are transitioning from analog to digital systems this year. Each bus is now equipped with a GPS system that navigates drivers through their routes and identifies which students are at each stop. Parents also have access to a mobile app that allows them to track when the bus is coming. As students return to school…
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