NASTY KIDS “PELT” A SCHOOL MONITOR WITH INSULTS….ONLINE OUTRAGE RAISES $380,000 FOR THE “VICTIM”….SEE NOTE PLEASE
Dear Ruth,
The bullies on the right bore me – not as much as those on the left – but there is such shallow thinking. Middle school boys near Rochester, NY verbally abused a “bus monitor” this spring. Glenn Beck claims these boys aren’t human.Bus monitors need to be like cool baseball coaches. Mrs. Klein was ill suited for the job. My son Noah is shy and wouldn’t be involved is such a thing. But he has classmates that I have coached with aggressive temperaments that would – and they aren’t all bad boys and I have a real problem with Glenn Beck’s unloading on them. …..Peter…..
I agree with Peter and I remember that I grew up in the East Bronx with a lot of bullies and “bad kids”….As my brother reminds me half of the bullies became thugs but the other half became cops…..rsk
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/
Online Outrage Over Bullying of School Bus Monitor By JENNIFER PRESTON
More than $380,000 has been raised online for a 68-year-old school bus monitor from Rochester, N.Y., after a cellphone video went viral this week, showing a group of seventh-grade boys on the school bus mocking and taunting her.
The monitor, Karen Klein, who drove a bus for the Greece Central School District for 20 years before becoming a monitor three years ago, was sitting in the back of the bus on Monday afternoon when the boys began pelting her with vile remarks and one profanity-laced insult after another about her weight, her hearing aid and her sweat glands.
One of the four students captured the incident on his cellphone and posted it on his Facebook page. It found its way to YouTube, where it now has more than 1.6 million views. The video prompted outrage as well as a discussion about bullying that led to the creation of an online “vacation fund” for Ms. Klein.
In interviews, Ms. Klein said she was deeply touched and overwhelmed by the outpouring of support for her since the video went viral.
“It is not just the money,” she told Fox News. “It is the people.”
Ben Doernberg has provided a detailed account on Storify of how the story unfolded online.
School district officials said they had received more than 1,000 calls and at least 5,000 e-mails from people all over the world, expressing dismay over the incident.
At a news conference on Thursday, school officials said they were starting the disciplinary process against the four boys involved who attend Athena Middle School. “Certainly the behavior of the students on the video is a clear violation of our district’s code of conduct and will not be tolerated,” said Deborah Hoeft, assistant superintendent for student services. “Disciplinary action to the fullest extent appropriate under New York Education Law will be taken against all involved.”
Police officials said the four boys were cooperating with the investigation, although Ms. Klein told the police she did not want to bring criminal charges against the boys, who are 12 and 13 years old.
On her Facebook page, Ms. Klein has posted in her “About” section:
“Still working for Greece, unless I come into lots of money I will continue to work….I enjoy it also.
I have been a widow for almost 17yrs. Still live in Greece…”
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