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Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Starts Her Own Anti-Bullying Foundation

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 23:30:11 +0000

Remember Karen Klein, the upstate New York bus monitor who was viciously harassed by her middle school charges in a video that went viral in June? Her story had a happy ending, as an internet fundraising campaign to send the 68-year-old on a “nice vacation” raised over $700,000 from 32,000 people around the world.

That’s more than enough money for Klein to retire from the yellow school bus grind. And she plans to. But she is also using a good chunk of the cash — $100,000 — to set up the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation.

Campaign Raises Big Bucks for Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein

Polly Wogg — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:00:21 +0000

The campaign meant to give the bullied bus monitor Karen Klein a vacation, has raised over $455,000. And the fund just keeps growing. Donations are coming in every minute - from one dollar to one hundred dollars. Maybe she can retire? Karen's "about me" on her Facebook page mentions she would work "unless she came into lots of money." The question now is, how much is lots of money?

Bullied Bus Driver Sees Outpouring of Support

Polly Wogg — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 10:59:49 +0000

Karen Klein is a 68-year-old school bus monitor for a school in Rochester, New York. She's in charge of making sure the kids are safe on the bus. But it also means she has to sit amongst the kids who are often brutally mean and obnoxious to her.

Earlier this week, she was viciously bullied by several kids who relentlessly called her names and ultimately brought her to tears. A difficult-to-watch 10-minute video was posted to YouTube and support for her is pouring in from the community, as well as from people around the country. She's being showered with support and gifts, and also praised for showing restraint. Her story is being told across the country as it should be.