They had to go past the firehouse, at the entrance to the school, to get to creepy Gene Rosen's house. No one in their right mind would choose to take a group of kids to a creep stranger's house instead of a firehouse that is connected to emergency services.

The bus driver was in her own car and saw a group of kids running down Riverside

If the kids were on Riverside, they had to pass the firehouse to get there.

She pulled into the firehouse parking lot and called to the kids to come to her.

The parking lot is behind the firehouse, how could she call out, past the firehouse, to Riverside, to the kids? Your explanation is full of shit. Also, where, exactly on Riverside were the kids? What direction were they running and how far from the intersection of Dickenson Drive?

They had to go past the firehouse, at the entrance to the school, to get to creepy Gene Rosen's house. No one in their right mind would choose to take a group of kids to a creep stranger's house instead of a firehouse that is connected to emergency services.

The bus driver was in her own car and saw a group of kids running down Riverside

If the kids were on Riverside, they had to pass the firehouse to get there.

She pulled into the firehouse parking lot and called to the kids to come to her.

The parking lot is behind the firehouse, how could she call out, past the firehouse, to Riverside, to the kids? Your explanation is full of shit.

They had to go past the firehouse, at the entrance to the school, to get to creepy Gene Rosen's house. No one in their right mind would choose to take a group of kids to a creep stranger's house instead of a firehouse that is connected to emergency services.