Karen Klein Video: Bullied Bus Monitor Speaks Out On "TODAY" Show (VIDEO)
The Huffington Post | By Laura Hibbard
6/21/12



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After the upsetting video of Greece School District bus monitor Karen Klein being viciously bullied by the children she was watching over went viral Wednesday, the Internet struck back with an outpouring of concern, kind words and a fundraising campaign that has raised more than $184,000 so far for Klein to use for a dream vacation.

Now, the 68-year-old is speaking out, telling the "Today" show's Matt Lauer she's overwhelmed by the amount of support she's received.

"I am amazed, I am so amazed," Klein told Lauer. "I've gotten the nicest letters, emails, Facebook messages, and it's like wow, there's a whole world out there that I didn't know."





Klein also appeared on "Fox and Friends", where she talked about how she was able to maintain her composure while the students were insulting her.

"I didn’t want to do anything to hurt anybody," Klein said in the interview. "... I have escaped a lot in my life, and I’m trying to let things go."





In the video, the lowest point of the verbal abuse came when one of the boys told Klein she didn't have any family because "they all killed themselves because they didn’t want to be near you." Klein's son took his own life 10 years ago.

With donations still pouring in to the fundraising campaign, which will not end until July 20, things may be looking up for Klein, but she still has a message for the parents of the children:

"I'm sorry that your sons acted the way they did," she told Lauer when asked what she would say to the boys' parents. "I'm sure they don't act that way at home, but you never know what they're going to do when they're out of the house."

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This video made me cry. This is how kids treated me on the bus in the eighth grade. That poor woman. I hope these little ****s got punished to the fullest extent.

I feel sorry for the parents who have to deal with the embarrassment of their kids behavior towards this poor woman who didn't deserve to be treated in such a cruel way. I know that there are some of us who when we were that age went through a phase to where we treated those around us mean whether or not they deserved it no not. However, there comes that moment sooner or later when we are punished for what we done and for most of us we learn that what we did was wrong and not to do it again though there are also those who don't and continue to be cruel and vicious to everyone. I hope these little ****heads got what was coming to them and received the appropriate punishment for being so cruel to that poor woman and hopefully learned their lesson and if they didn't, then I hope they are treated as cruely and viciously as they treated this poor woman.

I watched this video earlier and it was sad. It's terrible how those kids teased, taunted and even threatened that woman. The kids who bullied her should be ashamed of themselves. The teasing seemed endless. The fact that she had a member of her family commit suicide is awful enough, but to have one of the kids cruely insinuate that her family killed themselves to get away from her is inexcusable. I don't know if those kids don't have a conscience or what. As someone who was teased a lot throughout my years of school, I know just how awful it feels.

It's disgusting. It brought back a lot of memories of being bullied. In my day though kids wouldn't have done this to adults. A paddle would have been waiting for each one of them. They should be barred from riding a bus. Let the parents figure out how they get to and from school.

I heard that one of the bullies regretted doing it,and saying he didn't think it would have gone as far as it dd -going viral and all.As for the rest of the bullies,they probably showed no remorse at all.They'll probably all (even the bully who regretted what he and the other bullies did to that woman,which was despicable)get suspended and expelled.

This is so sad. When she said, "I'm crying", I just felt so bad for her. Those kids have no souls, that I can see anyway. They need serious punishment. Maybe a summer of mowing her grass, washing her floors, running her errands, then washing the entire fleet of school buses, getting them ready for fall. This video will follow them around for life.

I heard the collection for Karen is past 300 grand. That's a house and a vacation. Good for her.

It's disgusting. They should be barred from riding a bus. Let the parents figure out how they get to and from school.


Sounds good to me along with being grounded for the summer and LOTS of extra chores. And of course an apology. The little monsters.

That video totally disgusted me. In a interview Karen said she would like to slap them but not press charges. She is getting so much support. Her live has changed for the better and those boys are in a living hell, where they should be. They need to be expelled and spend the weekend in jail, just to scare them.

"I'm sorry that your sons acted the way they did," she told Lauer when asked what she would say to the boys' parents. "I'm sure they don't act that way at home, but you never know what they're going to do when they're out of the house."

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Do you know for sure that they act that way at home or not?
I know a girl that used to bully her own mother in public and at home. Her mother was non confrontational and wouldn't do much of anything. Her father was a Marine and was over in Iraq. When he was released he came back and straightened his daughter out quickly.
But for these kids, I bet they're bullying in school too. I wonder if anything was done about these kids?

This is why paddling in school needs to be brought back

One of the most sickining displays i have ever seen in my life.Now granted this happens to kids on the bus everyday and at school.But to do that to a old woman.If i was there parents i would disown them. After beating them so bad that i would probably be thrown in prison.I can not believe that nobody defended that old woman.What did the bus driver say.Because he or she had to of known what was going on.

This is why paddling in school needs to be brought back

Paddling is not the solution to this problem, as the kids would be behaving out of fear, not because it's the right thing to do. In other words, "I have to be nice to you so I don't get paddled." Bullying would only cease when the kids knew an adult was nearby and a paddling was eminent. The problem is that these kids weren't raised right to begin with; good behavior starts at home. When I was growing up, my parents modeled and expressed respect, kindness, and thoughtfulness and they taught me to treat others that way. I was never paddled or spanked, but I did grow up to be a kind, thoughtful, and respectful adult.

Paddling is not the solution to this problem, as the kids would be behaving out of fear, not because it's the right thing to do. In other words, "I have to be nice to you so I don't get paddled." Bullying would only cease when the kids knew an adult was nearby and a paddling was eminent. The problem is that these kids weren't raised right to begin with; good behavior starts at home. When I was growing up, my parents modeled and expressed respect, kindness, and thoughtfulness and they taught me to treat others that way. I was never paddled or spanked, but I did grow up to be a kind, thoughtful, and respectful adult.


You're exactly right,those kids shouldn't not be doing it.Because they are afraid of what's going to happen.They should not do it.Because it is wrong.Wrongs not even a strong enough word.For what those kids did.What they did is a complete disgrace to all human kind.And makes me sick.I can only imagine what God thinks.

suspending them does nothing, they should serve actual jail time for this, minors or not, if they are capable of bullying, they're capable of doing jail time

And on today's episode of "Inside Edition",they did a segment on the incident,and said that the bullies have received death threats for what they did.

And on today's episode of "Inside Edition",they did a segment on the incident,and said that the bullies have received death threats for what they did.

I find that ironic.

And on today's episode of "Inside Edition",they did a segment on the incident,and said that the bullies have received death threats for what they did.
You reap what you sow .

I think they should all be sent to military school.That would teach them right quick.

They have places for these juvenille punks. Juvie Hall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvie_Hall

Sorry, couldn't even watch the video once I read about it. Things like this get me so worked up I walk around angry for a long time.

"Bullying an old woman" is really all I needed to read. Freaking punks. It's probably too late for most of them anyway if they've got to that age and still think that kind of thing is something they can just do with impunity. As someone else said, they more than likely have no good role models but there are those with poor role models who somehow overcome their circumstances.

We live in an increasingly cold and brutal world, but the donations to the woman surely give me hope. Good for everyone who helped her out!

Last I heard, the collections for Karen have exceeded 300K. Heck, that's way better than any retirement pension from any school I've ever heard of!! She more than deserves it, though. She came across as very humble and forgiving, which not a lot of people would be if they were in her shoes.

My dad has taught high school for nearly 20 years and the stories he has told me about some of the kids have made my skin crawl. So I can well imagine what this poor woman must have gone through.

I heard about the death threats to the bullies myself. Not that I condone such things in any way, shape or form, but how do you think they feel now that the shoe is on the other foot, so to speak??

I think they should all be sent to military school.That would teach them right quick.
I agree 100%!! They don't put up with ANY crap there!! :nod:

I heard about the death threats to the bullies myself. Not that I condone such things in any way, shape or form, but how do you think they feel now that the shoe is on the other foot, so to speak??

I think they're beginning to realize THIS WAS NOT A COOL thing to do. Don't mean to put it so simplistically, just trying to portray what these 12 and 13 year olds are now getting.

And the death threats must surely feel terrifying. NOW they get the terror and anxiety the bullied go through. And then there are those who are just as furious and outraged, but more measured in their response. So you have the REALLY REALLY PIS*ED, REALLY PIS*ED, etc. A whole bunch of unhappy campers. Like the town that has: to spend all that $ on police to protect these creeps from being killed/seriously hurt, a reputation of caca in the eyes of the world, school administrators dealing with the avalanche of disgust, and having to figure out how to severely but effectively punish the brats. Neighbors, the world, it's A LOOONG list.


They're also begin to realize that when you engage in anti-social acts, several deviations from the norm, society often reacts with ostracism. Often in the form of incarceration.

They're going to be looking over their shoulders for a long time. Probably no one is going to kill or harm them, but I could easily see someone coming up to them with lots of invective, spitting on them, etc. Their punishment has already started.

Once the furor has died down or diminished, they will have to atone. Show through their actions they are truly contrite and begin making amends - community service with the elderly, washing school buses, etc. Maybe at least four or five well chosen activities will begin making a dent.

Their b.s. and canned apologies show a VERY LAME start. A better one might have been a floral arrangement, spent with several weeks of allowance, with a SINCERE note.

They need to convince the world they are truly sorry, and not just in saving their butts.

I was watching Fox News yesterday, and they said that the total amount that has been earned for her is well over $500.000 dollars now. That is awesome. Even more awesome considering the fact that originally the guy who started the fund just wanted to raise $5.000 for her to take a vacation. Even the military is supporting her saying they are standing behind her.

As far as the incident goes, it was disgusting, but all too common. I have seen that kind of disrespect to elders on a smaller scale, as a public transportation guy. I was only able to get through a couple minutes of the video before crying, and turning it off. It felt like I was watching my grandmother being attacked by these vultures. As far as I'm concerned, she deserves all the great things that are coming her way!

And you want to kinow something else?In this morning's paper,which is the Lincoln,Nebraska Journal-Star,they had an article about the incident,and at the end of the article,it said that police said that Klein does not want the boys to face criminal charges ,partly because of the criticism leveled against them.Any comments?

I can understand where she's coming from. What the boys did was absolutely terrible but because one of those idiots foolishly posted it online they've become hated by America and have received at least 1000 death threats if not more. She probably figures they are suffering enough right now with this being nationwide news.

Why didn't anyone intervene to help that lady?:(

Why didn't anyone intervene to help that lady?:(
Well, I think the kid who recorded the incident saw how bad it was getting and wanted to get tangible proof to show the authorities. As for the others, your guess is as good as mine.

I donated, and last time I checked, they had raised over $600,000 for her!!! I am so happy for the lady.

I donated, and last time I checked, they had raised over $600,000 for her!!! I am so happy for the lady.
Hey, that's better than any retirement pension plan for any school system I've ever heard of!! People root for the underdog - and don't think too kindly of bullies. I sure hope EVERYONE can learn something from this whole thing.

My heart goes out to this lady and her situation and I hope these bullies get everything that is coming to them. However, I do have a question about all of this money that is pouring in. Is it all really going to her for a vacation and retirement??? Or is some it going to charity??? Or even to set up some kind of anti bullying program??? I hope she decides to pay some of it forward.

It's sad how the bullies didn't think twice before treating that woman the way they did. My sister who has battled with her weight throughout her life is very unsympathetic toward people who are over weight. I would think it would make her more understanding, but it hasn't.

Somebody really does need to do something about bullying.Especally in schools and on the bus.Things we're bad when i was a kid and i can only imagine how much worse they are now.If i had kids i honestly wouldn't even feel safe letting them go to a public school.I had to fight on almost a daily basis during my time in school.

It's sad how the bullies didn't think twice before treating that woman the way they did. My sister who has battled with her weight throughout her life is very unsympathetic toward people who are over weight. I would think it would make her more understanding, but it hasn't.



It is ive never in my life seen something so disgusting.I have however seen it done at school to kids and, i always defended the person.A lot of times in elementary school the person getting picked on about there weight was me.I didn't take it i fought back but it still hurt.

It is ive never in my life seen something so disgusting.I have however seen it done at school to kids and, i always defended the person.A lot of times in elementary school the person getting picked on about there weight was me.I didn't take it i fought back but it still hurt.
People used to say " Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you." That's a joke. Words hurt and it hurts deep. People just don't know unless it has happened to them.

This happened in my city, and it has been the front page locally for the past few days. Man, I didn't expect this to get all this attention. It's unfortunate that people in authority has to endure this, this sgoes on everyday, but thanks to modern technology, this woman is over $600,000 rich. A local mall here is giving her a $500.00 shopping spree to shop at various stores. Looks like she is a unexpected celebrity for just sitting on the bus. LOL

People used to say " Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you." That's a joke. Words hurt and it hurts deep. People just don't know unless it has happened to them.


That's what my dad always said to me.But it's not true.It hurts a lot.If i had lots of money.I'd start some kind of bullying foundation or something to get it under control.But all i have the power to do now.Is just stop it if i see it.

This happened in my city, and it has been the front page locally for the past few days. Man, I didn't expect this to get all this attention. It's unfortunate that people in authority has to endure this, this sgoes on everyday, but thanks to modern technology, this woman is over $600,000 rich. A local mall here is giving her a $500.00 shopping spree to shop at various stores. Looks like she is a unexpected celebrity for just sitting on the bus. LOL

That's what the world is like with modern technology today.

You could be known around the world in seconds just by walking down the street on any ordinary day if something happens while caught on video.

People used to say " Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you." That's a joke. Words hurt and it hurts deep. People just don't know unless it has happened to them.
AMEN!!

People used to say " Sticks and stones will break your bones but names will never hurt you." That's a joke. Words hurt and it hurts deep. People just don't know unless it has happened to them.


Very true Sonny. That's what these four bullies are learning now that the table has been turned.

Very true Sonny. That's what these four bullies are learning now that the table has been turned.
Sometimes the best (or ONLY) way to really learn a lesson is the hard way. :nod:

My mother is a bus attendant/ monitor for our local school district and she sees this kind of behavior all the time especially from kids in the same grade and older as the ones in the video. That's why they are on the bus because these kids have behavioral problems and no it's definatley not right nor okay but thats just part of the job sometimes.

My mother is a bus attendant/ monitor for our local school district and she sees this kind of behavior all the time especially from kids in the same grade and older as the ones in the video. That's why they are on the bus because these kids have behavioral problems and no it's definatley not right nor okay but thats just part of the job sometimes.
It seems like this lady had no authority to discipline the children or anything. I don't know how you put an adult on a bus with a bunch of kids who has no authority. Kids like these will take them apart. We never had bus monitors on our buses. I do remember a few times when the kids got real loud. One time the bus driver just drove the bus back to school where the Principal came out and lectured us. It seems like the bus driver in this case just ignored what was going on.

It seems like this lady had no authority to discipline the children or anything. I don't know how you put an adult on a bus with a bunch of kids who has no authority. Kids like these will take them apart. We never had bus monitors on our buses. I do remember a few times when the kids got real loud. One time the bus driver just drove the bus back to school where the Principal came out and lectured us. It seems like the bus driver in this case just ignored what was going on.


The bus driver usally always interviened when i was a kid.She would stop the bus and yell at w/e kids we're causing the problem and make them go sit at the front of the bus.That's what was so shocking the bus driver.Did absoloutley nothing.

The bus driver usally always interviened when i was a kid.She would stop the bus and yell at w/e kids we're causing the problem and make them go sit at the front of the bus.That's what was so shocking the bus driver.Did absoloutley nothing.

I was asking the same thing about the driver. He claims he didn't hear anything, but how do you not hear kids in the back of the bus acting unruly?

The bus driver usally always interviened when i was a kid.She would stop the bus and yell at w/e kids we're causing the problem and make them go sit at the front of the bus.That's what was so shocking the bus driver.Did absoloutley nothing.

I was wondering this too.

It seems like this lady had no authority to discipline the children or anything. I don't know how you put an adult on a bus with a bunch of kids who has no authority. Kids like these will take them apart. We never had bus monitors on our buses. I do remember a few times when the kids got real loud. One time the bus driver just drove the bus back to school where the Principal came out and lectured us. It seems like the bus driver in this case just ignored what was going on.

I remember one time I was in 8th grade we didn't have a bus monitor either, but we had this mean fat lady for a driver. She wasn't really mean, but if you were unruly, she had no problem yelling at the students. One time on the bus going home, this dude was sort of acting wild, the driver chastised him. When it was his stop to get off, he got off the bus and called the driver a fat bitch. Everyone laughed, but he still had to get on the bus the next day. lol

I was asking the same thing about the driver. He claims he didn't hear anything, but how do you not hear kids in the back of the bus acting unruly?

Bus drivers deal with loud, unruly kids everyday. However, when there might be upwards of 70 middle school age kids on a bus being loud and you're up at the front of the bus, you're not going to be able to hear what individual kids are saying unless they are shouting it from the rooftops. These kids were not shouting their insults, they were talking at a pretty average volume for a school bus.

I don't know,i tend to disagree if i was the bus driver i could of easily heard it.And my bus driver heard everything that went on.She had no problem taking care of the problem and that's what a good bus driver should do IMO.

I remember one time I was in 8th grade we didn't have a bus monitor either, but we had this mean fat lady for a driver. She wasn't really mean, but if you were unruly, she had no problem yelling at the students. One time on the bus going home, this dude was sort of acting wild, the driver chastised him. When it was his stop to get off, he got off the bus and called the driver a fat bitch. Everyone laughed, but he still had to get on the bus the next day. lol



That's not funny at all.Nobody should ever disrespect somebody older then them.That's absoloutley ridicoulas.I can guarantee if somebody called my Grandma a fat B-word they would have one hell of a fight on there hands.

I was wondering this too.
It does seem kind of fishy...

Okay, I am the first to say that the kids involved with this incident are miserable little womb-turds. I genuinely hope they are all sterile since they all seem to be the product of highly dysfunctional households where parenting and accountability are non existent.

However, it was this woman's JOB to keep them under control and she failed spectacularly. Putting someone like her in charge without the self confidence and authority to make any decisions to change the situation was an idiotic management decision.

I also have a problem with her being financially rewarded for this. Should she be compensated some? Yes. However, no medical bills were involved, and I'd think more of her if she gave the majority of the $ to charity. I almost feel like society is rewarding her for incompetence. IMO, it's the equivalent of falling in the WalMart parking lot and winning a huge settlement and never having to work again. It's overkill.

Okay, I am the first to say that the kids involved with this incident are miserable little womb-turds. I genuinely hope they are all sterile since they all seem to be the product of highly dysfunctional households where parenting and accountability are non existent.

However, it was this woman's JOB to keep them under control and she failed spectacularly. Putting someone like her in charge without the self confidence and authority to make any decisions to change the situation was an idiotic management decision.

I also have a problem with her being financially rewarded for this. Should she be compensated some? Yes. However, no medical bills were involved, and I'd think more of her if she gave the majority of the $ to charity. I almost feel like society is rewarding her for incompetence. IMO, it's the equivalent of falling in the WalMart parking lot and winning a huge settlement and never having to work again. It's overkill.

The jury is still out on some of this. She MAY be giving a good part of it away -think all of this is still sinking in for her. Also we don't know how much power she was allowed by the school district. She may have been controlling herself with every bit of willpower not to strangle the little f*c*s. With no video, had she lost it, it would have been her word against the brats and their parents, who probably would have sworn on a book of bibles what little angels their children were. More will be revealed, I believe, so we can get a fuller picture.

I was asking the same thing about the driver. He claims he didn't hear anything, but how do you not hear kids in the back of the bus acting unruly?
it all depends on how loud and unruly the kids in the FRONT of the bus were being.

I would think it would be nice if she donated some of the considerably large fund to some sort of bully-awareness program for schools.

Don't bus drivers have eyes in the back of their heads??? At least they did when I was a kid.

Don't bus drivers have eyes in the back of their heads??? At least they did when I was a kid.
Yea same here. Our bus often got very loud. It never stopped the Bus Driver from yelling at us.

Don't bus drivers have eyes in the back of their heads??? At least they did when I was a kid.


My thoughts exactly.The bus driver when i was a kid did. She had eyes in the back of her head and, she could hear a pen drop.

it all depends on how loud and unruly the kids in the FRONT of the bus were being.

True. I remember what it was like to ride a bus and if this bus was anywhere near as loud as the buses I road, there is no way the bus driver would have been able to hear word for word what those students were saying.

This makes me grateful that I never had to ride the school bus in my K-12 years, outside of field trips. I lived within brief walking distance of my elementary, middle AND high schools. Thank goodness!!!

Just wow!! :eek: The school actually did something!! :eek: Kids are suspended for a year but I think they have to go to a different school so really they don't miss a year.

I really didn't think the school was going to do anything.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/us/new-york-bus-monitor-suspensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Just wow!! :eek: The school actually did something!! :eek: Kids are suspended for a year but I think they have to go to a different school so really they don't miss a year.

I really didn't think the school was going to do anything.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/us/new-york-bus-monitor-suspensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1


Suspending doesn't do anything.Kid's like that would be thrilled to not have to go to school.I really think they should have to do community services or some time in a military school.I saw a lot of things in my days at school.But i have never seen someone disrespect a old woman in the way those kids did.

Suspending doesn't do anything.Kid's like that would be thrilled to not have to go to school.I really think they should have to do community services or some time in a military school.I saw a lot of things in my days at school.But i have never seen someone disrespect a old woman in the way those kids did.
Well the article did say they'd have to do 50 hours of community service and attend an anti-bullying class. It sounded like they might have to go to an alternative school too.

Well the article did say they'd have to do 50 hours of community service and attend an anti-bullying class. It sounded like they might have to go to an alternative school too.


That is good,sounds like exactly what they need.I never read the full article.I hope it teaches them a lesson.

Those kids need a foot up the behind! That's all I've got to say.

I also have a problem with her being financially rewarded for this. Should she be compensated some? Yes. However, no medical bills were involved, and I'd think more of her if she gave the majority of the $ to charity.

Klein mentioned in a news report on what she plans to do with all of this money.

She will donate part of it to support Down Syndrome research. She has eight grandchildren and one of them has it.

The rest will go towards home improvements and to pay off her bills so that she can retire.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/27/bullied-bus-monitor-karen_n_1630864.html?

A yr off a schoolbus, 50 hrs of community service with the elderly, an anti -bullying course and a yr at an alternative school sounds OK - given the amount of RAGE, death threats and ostracism they've experienced so far. Bet those little f*cks will think twice about bullying anyone again -now thy've gotten a taste of their own medicine.

A yr off a schoolbus, 50 hrs of community service with the elderly, an anti -bullying course and a yr at an alternative school sounds OK - given the amount of RAGE, death threats and ostracism they've experienced so far. Bet those little f*cks will think twice about bulling anyone again -now thy've gotten a taste of their own medicine.
That's the only way a bully will learn. They have to experience it themselves. Hopefully this will teach them a lesson.

Those kids need a foot up the behind!


Or two. (But what they've experienced this last week sounds like they've gotten 2 ft's worth.) When you treat people badly it often comes back to haunt you. Esp. in the Internet age.

Those kids need a foot up the behind! That's all I've got to say.

Yep, and with a combat boot...

That's terrible that kids will treat a old woman bad but then again i'm not surprised because some kids are as*holes. I'm glad i'm not in school anymore because i hated a lot of the black kids i went to school with. She should be glad she wasn't at a black school because she would've been bullied worse. Black kids are terrible and that's exactly why so many black men are in prison because they love being ignorant.

That's terrible that kids will treat a old woman bad but then again i'm not surprised because some kids are as*holes. I'm glad i'm not in school anymore because i hated a lot of the black kids i went to school with. She should be glad she wasn't at a black school because she would've been bullied worse. Black kids are terrible and that's exactly why so many black men are in prison because they love being ignorant.

Isiah my brother, your comment is very irrellevant to this topic. Ignorant black kids don't have anything to do with this. For your information, these were suburban white kids and an asian kids that made fun of this woman. I know, because it happened in my city. Ignorant kids come in all colors dude

Just wow!! :eek: The school actually did something!! :eek: Kids are suspended for a year but I think they have to go to a different school so really they don't miss a year.

I really didn't think the school was going to do anything.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/29/us/new-york-bus-monitor-suspensions/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

(CNN) -- Four middle school students caught on camera verbally abusing their bus monitor have been suspended for a year and will be required to complete 50 hours of community service, school district officials said Friday. Recorded by a student with a cell phone camera on what was the second-to-last day of school, the brazen bullying went viral and spurred international outrage. The incident occurred in Greece, New York, near Rochester.

Emotional, widespread reaction to harassment of bus monitor
"Following individual meetings this week with school and district administrators, each family waived their right to a hearing and agreed to one-year suspensions from school and regular bus transportation," the Greece Central School District said in a statement.

Bus monitor Karen Klein on kid bullies
Community reacts to bus monitor bullying
Bullied monitor: Kids should be punished

Dad: Son threatened for tormenting woman The students will be transferred to the district Reengagement Center, it said. Each will also be required to complete 50 hours of community service with senior citizens and must take part in a formal bullying prevention program. In the video, the students taunt their bus monitor -- Karen Klein, 68 -- with a stream of profanity, insults, jeers and ridicule. Some boys demanded to know her address, saying they wanted to come to her house to perform sexual acts and steal from her.

What would you do with a mean kid?
One comment from a boy aboard the bus was especially painful, she said. He told her that she does not have family because "they all killed themselves because they didn't want to be near you." Klein's eldest son took his own life 10 years ago, according to CNN affiliate WHAM.

The bullying continued unabated for about 10 minutes in the video, as a giggling student jabbed Klein's arm with a book and made fun of her weight.
Klein is a bus monitor for the Greece Central School District, and the harassers attended a district school, Athena Middle School. Each of the students admitted to wrongdoing, the school district said. In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper this month, Klein said children misbehaved occasionally, but the recorded incident was unlike any other she had experienced.

Family of bullied bus monitor: Stop threats against students
Despite the torment, she said she does not believe her harassers are bad kids. "Not deep down. But when they get together, things happen," she said.
Educators: Kids aren't the only ones bullied

That's good that the students will face consequences. What they did to that woman was awful.

That's good that the students will face consequences. What they did to that woman was awful.



What a good woman she is to. To say that deep down they are not bad kids. I remember myself as a teenager doing things .I would never do on my own, when I was with other kids. Just trying to fit in and be cool. Only to find out later it wasn't being cool. It was being an idiot, that being said. I never did anything as bad as these kids. But I wasn't a perfect little angel by any means. I am glad they will face consequences and, i hope they learn a good hard lesson.

What a good woman she is to. To say that deep down they are not bad kids. I remember myself as a teenager doing things .I would never do on my own, when I was with other kids. Just trying to fit in and be cool. Only to find out later it wasn't being cool. It was being an idiot, that being said. I never did anything as bad as these kids. But I wasn't a perfect little angel by any means. I am glad they will face consequences and, i hope they learn a good hard lesson.
She's a better person that I am. I was bullied as a kid and I never thought that the bullies weren't bad kids. Some of the thoughts that I had of them were ....well I won't say. lol I wasn't perfect but I never picked on anybody or ganged up on anybody. It wasn't the way I was raised. Some of the kids that I knew were just plain mean. But even they would never go after an adult like these kids did. I have to wonder...

I feel sorry for the parents who have to deal with the embarrassment of their kids behavior towards this poor woman who didn't deserve to be treated in such a cruel way. I know that there are some of us who when we were that age went through a phase to where we treated those around us mean whether or not they deserved it no not. However, there comes that moment sooner or later when we are punished for what we done and for most of us we learn that what we did was wrong and not to do it again though there are also those who don't and continue to be cruel and vicious to everyone. I hope these little ****heads got what was coming to them and received the appropriate punishment for being so cruel to that poor woman and hopefully learned their lesson and if they didn't, then I hope they are treated as cruely and viciously as they treated this poor woman.

Good point, about the parents. Many rushed to assume that these kids are a result of bad parenting, and they're just as much at fault. But the dad of the one boy, was a stand up guy. He let people know how awful he and his family felt about his son, and that the kid was going to be held responsible. He also went to Karen's home and ended up hugging her!

She's a better person that I am. I was bullied as a kid and I never thought that the bullies weren't bad kids. Some of the thoughts that I had of them were ....well I won't say. lol I wasn't perfect but I never picked on anybody or ganged up on anybody. It wasn't the way I was raised. Some of the kids that I knew were just plain mean. But even they would never go after an adult like these kids did. I have to wonder...



She's a better person than me too.Because when i watched that video,What i saw was some hateful little brats.Who didn't care about anything but themselves.I never ganged up on anybody either.But as a teenager me and my friends did some pretty dumb stuff.Skipping school,eating all the stuff in my moms house,getting drunk etc.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/20/karen-klein-donations-indiegogo-campaign-ends_n_1690907.html?ncid=webmail2#slide=1174870

Karen Klein Donations: Indiegogo Campaign Ended Friday With $703,873

The donation campaign for Karen Klein, the 68-year-old bullied bus monitor (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/20/greece-school-district-bullied-footage-causes-outrage_n_1612925.html) from the Greece School District in Greece, N.Y., ended Friday, according to the Indiegogo campaign page (http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein).
The campaign raised $703,873-- more than 45 times Klein's annual salary of $15,506 and much more than the original goal of $5,000. A spokesperson for the campaign said around 30,000 people contributed money following the vicious verbal abuse she endured at the hands of the children she was monitoring.
Max Sidorov, the Toronto man who set up the the Indiegogo account for Klein, told the Associated Press that while the total donation amount shocked him (http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/online-campaign-winds-down-for-bullied-ny-bus-monitor-karen-klein-as-fund-total-tops-683000/2012/07/20/gJQAvAJ3xW_story.html), the outpouring of support for the bus monitor "warms his heart."
“I think that people just love rallying around a great cause, especially helping someone in need or who has been abused or can’t stand up for themselves," Sidorov told the AP. "It just shows there are so many great people in the world"
Late last month, People magazine reported Klein said she plans to donate some of the money (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20606781,00.html) to charity and invest the rest.
As for whether or not she plans to return to her job in the fall, Klein told the magazine she's still undecided.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TD_lKTC_F8

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TD_lKTC_F8
That is great news. :woohoo:

She's a pretty awesome lady! I wonder if she and her family made it to Disney World?:confused:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TD_lKTC_F8

Very cool. :thumbsup:

Good point, about the parents. Many rushed to assume that these kids are a result of bad parenting, and they're just as much at fault. But the dad of the one boy, was a stand up guy. He let people know how awful he and his family felt about his son, and that the kid was going to be held responsible. He also went to Karen's home and ended up hugging her!

Wow, that's awesome! :D Yeah, I think it is easy to jump to the conclusion that whenever you see a kid that is being disrespecful that it's the parents fault. I know I've been guilty of doing that myself a few times, but in situations like this lady went through, it really makes you realize that no matter how much you may discipline your kids and teach them to do the right thing eventually they are going to do what they want to do.