And what would happen if she could "physically handle" them?
They'd put her in jail.
She is helping to transport children to school, not a bunch of wild tigers.
Nothing. But, I didn't watch either and I don't know if the bus driver could even hear what was happening.
She heard enough. According to reports, she began to weep after they taunted her saying her kids all killed herself because she's so ugly (one of her sons actually did commit suicide ten years ago). I also read how she had a purse with inspirational words on it and she just clutched it and said, "I try to live by these words. I really do." That just made me drop my head into my hands and bawl. A grandmother!!!!! They kept taunting her after she began crying!
if this is what students are like nowadays, maybe we need cops patrolling. I hate these kids. I hate them. And the description shows they were escalating. I have no doubt they would have begun hitting her next.
They are little Nazis. This is how the Nazis began, with group bullying and shaming which began to escalate.
And now that I read more of what they actually did, I can see that, due to their sexual threats and touching, they likely can face some criminal charges. I hope so.
It's the only thing that gives me hope. It is now up to $222,000.00! I donated a little bit. I do think the donations are a form of protest, a form of speaking out and against such brutality.
BBM. You said it. I have no hope for the futures of those monsters. Whoever raised them, failed. By this age, character is pretty much set. Yes, we all made mistakes at that age but this? Harassing a grandmother? It's beyond the pale.
I truly hope that all the media attention, the dozens of bouquets she has received, the money, etc., helps restore her faith in humanity.
As for those creeps, they have no place amongst humanity, IMO. They should be in juvenile hall. They are going to end up in prison anyhow. :twocents:
These bullies should be thanked for creating a secure retirement for their victim, a woman whom they hurt only briefly, but who will be enriched for many years to come
And, let's be honest, after all, which would these kids, or any of us, rather have; the momentary “bullying buzz” they got from their awful acts or the at least $150,000 that Karen Klein will likely receive -- even after taxes?
I'm God smacked here and will tread lightly - they were transporting young children in a school bus, not hardened criminals to and from jail. To suggest that she was not right for the position and that only men should do this is a knee jerk reaction which I can not follow.
She was wise enough to not engage these jerks - if she had spoken back to them, or had touched one of them - it would be a whole other story for her I'm sure. People could say she is the adult, dealing with children and should have known better, i.e. "sticks and stones".
I’m glad this little monster had a need to show off his video - it’s indicative of the type of thinking these days - no boundaries, just an “I will do what I want, when I want, to whomever I want, and then make sure everybody knows about it”. Dharun Ravi is another example, and he has thousands of people convinced he is the victim of a vendetta – not the cold hearted bully that he is IMO.
The outpouring of support in words, flowers and $$$ is refreshing, and reminds me that there are more good people out there than bad. I think public shaming is a wonderful thing – and my head will explode if one or more of their parents gets on their soapbox and starts excusing away their precious snowflake.
I guess I am a little gobsmacked by the belief that she should not be in that job if she couldnt take some kind of abuse/confrontation/disrespect.
How about the kids shouldnt behave that way? It is no different than my friend who was sitting on a bench and was surrounded by a bunch of threatening teenagers. Because they thought they could get away with it.
The victim did nothing wrong. She is not to blame and I am not sure I would quarterback her response. She cried because they were beastly and she is human. I bet she is in that job because she loves children. The children had the pack mentality. Which means whatever bullying program they have at that school is not working. Not by a long shot. And their parents are failures. Now that I will agree with.
The school's responsibility imo is having the logical appropriate response when an employee is attacked and the attackers are students. I guarantee you that the parents of these kids will overwhelmingly protest that their darling was not the ring leader and cant be blamed for peer pressure yada yada yada.
The school will hopefully pay to have these children home schooled for a year rather than subjecting any other school employee to this kind of treatment. Let these parents spend some quality time with their offspring. Then they will get it.
In many school districts now, parents of habitually tardy or absent students face detentions or other punishments along with their children.
I say each parent of these evil spawn be sentenced to a month of bus monitor duties.
And the children need to be EXPELLED. Not suspended. Not coddled and counseled. Send 'em to a school full of little s*its just like 'em. Only bigger and meaner.
I am sorry to feel this way, but unless serious tough love action is taken on both these potential violent criminals and their sorry excuses for parents, they will, without a doubt grow up to be rapists, child abusers and worse.
Honestly, I think the die has been cast and it's already too late. But I hope I'm wrong. I have never seen anything so hateful from children.
Father apologizes to bullied bus monitor
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012...es-to-bullied-bus-monitor/UPI-67081340289645/
This is from a news article and names one of the bullies.
"I would say I'm sorry. This is not the way I raised my kids. I never would in my wildest dreams think they were capable of this," Helm said.
Helm also said he plans to get professional help for his son.
"It's not just going to stop at you're grounded, you don't get to watch TV. This is much bigger than that. We need to get professional help to get to the bottom of the issue of the bullying, of what caused him to treat anybody this way," Helm said.
Professional help will likely reveal a developing psychopath. Seen some many of them, past and present.
I think Dharun Ravi and Lori Drew have major pent up anger and self-hatred issues that likely stem from poor parental relationship. Again, that can be said of others as well.
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/21/should-bus-monitor-bullies-be-busted-or-thanked/
Im shocked at this story and those lil gems in particular...
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/06/21/should-bus-monitor-bullies-be-busted-or-thanked/A few kids may be messed up but this is further proof that that many more people in this world are not only decent, but generous. And, that's the first thing the bullies of Greece, New York kids need to know. They need to see that most people were so repulsed and angry about what they did, that total strangers are sending money to the woman they abused lots of money.
Yes, these kids should be punished in a meaningful way -- perhaps we can start by forfeiting their right to ride the bus. Perhaps they should read all of the comments made on the website and elsewhere in response to their behavior and be forced to publish a public response of their own. Mostly though, I think that a word of thanks is more appropriate than typical punishment.
Yes, thanks.
These bullies should be thanked for creating a secure retirement for their victim, a woman whom they hurt only briefly, but who will be enriched for many years to come. And more seriously, they should be forced to write thank you notes to each donor to the website that set up on Ms. Kleins behalf. What better way to learn the potential rewards of decency versus indecency?
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-06-21-14-52-56
A New York school bus monitor who was verbally assaulted by four middle schoolers, an attack that generated international outrage and an outpouring of support for the woman when a video of the taunts went viral, has told police she does not want the boys to face criminal charges.
bbm
Due to them being minors, I doubt they would have been charged even if she wanted it. It's up to the school now to discipline them. Frankly I don't think they belong on a school bus. Let the parents drive their precious darlings to school.
I dont think this woman told anyone or reported it - it came to light due to a youtube video....
http://gawker.com/5920047/bullied-bus-monitor-nobody-should-have-to-put-up-with-that
About the school http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/district.cfm
As the largest suburban school district in Monroe County, and the ninth-largest district in New York State, Greece Central serves most of the Town of Greece. The Greece Central School District was created in July 1928, but schools existed in the area before the Town was established in 1822.
Schools in Operation..........................................................20
3 high schools
1 6-12 school
3 middle schools
13 elementary schools
I haven't watched the video and can't. It's enough to read everyone's posts. This was a cellphone video but why wasn't there a bus video as well? I guess all busses don't have them yet?
They need to be made to get jobs and donate every single cent to her 'vacation' fund.
It's no wonder those who work in the education system are losing their patience (and minds).
The touching her part really pissed me off. The one little $hit who kept touching her needs a huge lesson in boundaries. That is a rapist in the making, and I do not feel like I'm exaggerating here. Males who feel they have the right to just invade a woman's space and touch her body like that seem to be becoming all too common. Added to the remarks about ejaculating into her mouth, and this is a prime example of what is referred to as rape culture.
I do disagree though that women should not be allowed to do the job - that puts e burden on the women. The burden should be solely on the parents and males to NOT perpetuate this type of thing.
Little brat is lucky it wasn't me. Second time he touched me I would've broken his finger. I seriously abhor violence, but there's no way at this point in my life I will sit back and take sexual taunts and invasion of my body that way. You get one warning, that's it.
My 14 year old DD and I saw this on the news this morning.
I cried. She got REALLY angry.
She said, "Momma, you know how many kids just sat there and watched and did nothing? That's just as bad as doing it! I would have had to say something. That is just horrible."
It was a proud moment as a Mom for sure.
Bless this lady. She has endured so much heartache in her life. And now this. From a bunch of brats.
Breaks my heart.
I love this story, and... I hope that the parents do see what kind of kids that they have raised. I wonder how long it will take for one of them to show up in the news in mugshot form.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/06/2...-receives-more-than-120g-in-online-donations/
A New York bus monitor who was berated and bullied by a group of middle school students has received more than $200,000 in online donations
I would think that this will inspire the school to put cameras on the buses. I dont think these children are too young for charges regardless of whether or not those charges are dropped...Some school children in my brothers area were just busted for possession of marijuana. They were 12 and in middle school.
I guess I am a little gobsmacked by the belief that she should not be in that job if she couldnt take some kind of abuse/confrontation/disrespect.
How about the kids shouldnt behave that way? It is no different than my friend who was sitting on a bench and was surrounded by a bunch of threatening teenagers. Because they thought they could get away with it.
The victim did nothing wrong. She is not to blame and I am not sure I would quarterback her response. She cried because they were beastly and she is human. I bet she is in that job because she loves children. The children had the pack mentality. Which means whatever bullying program they have at that school is not working. Not by a long shot. And their parents are failures. Now that I will agree with.
The school's responsibility imo is having the logical appropriate response when an employee is attacked and the attackers are students. I guarantee you that the parents of these kids will overwhelmingly protest that their darling was not the ring leader and cant be blamed for peer pressure yada yada yada.
The school will hopefully pay to have these children home schooled for a year rather than subjecting any other school employee to this kind of treatment. Let these parents spend some quality time with their offspring. Then they will get it.
Now if the tables were turn and the aide was harassing these kids what would have happened to her? I think this kids need to get what ever they do now for bullying.
They should be suspended from riding the school bus for a year. Let their parents have to take their little snotty butts to school.
I only seen the news clipping of the video and it broke my heart.
And what would happen if she could "physically handle" them?
They'd put her in jail.
She is helping to transport children to school, not a bunch of wild tigers.
Father apologizes to bullied bus monitor
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012...es-to-bullied-bus-monitor/UPI-67081340289645/
This is from a news article and names one of the bullies.
"I would say I'm sorry. This is not the way I raised my kids. I never would in my wildest dreams think they were capable of this," Helm said.
Helm also said he plans to get professional help for his son.
"It's not just going to stop at you're grounded, you don't get to watch TV. This is much bigger than that. We need to get professional help to get to the bottom of the issue of the bullying, of what caused him to treat anybody this way," Helm said.
Professional help will likely reveal a developing psychopath. Seen some many of them, past and present.
I think Dharun Ravi and Lori Drew have major pent up anger and self-hatred issues that likely stem from poor parental relationship. Again, that can be said of others as well.
BTW, guys:
$300,330
Raised of $5,000 Goal
29 days left
http://www./loveforkarenhklein?contribution_success=true
This does my heart good!!!! Every last dollar, IMO, is a protest against these bullies, against incivility and indecency everywhere!! I hope she gets a million! I really do! It would send a powerful message about what we, as a society, are NOT going to tolerate, anymore.