Tagged: bullying

Education
4:43 pm
Fri June 29, 2012

Greece Students Suspended One Year for Bus Monitor Bullying

The four Greece Middle School students who relentlessly taunted an elderly school bus monitor have been suspended from school and regular bus transportation. They will also be required to perform 50 hours of community service with senior citizens and complete a formal program in bullying prevention

Video of the incident involving the students and bus monitor Karen Klein went viral and eventually led to a dramatic online fundraising campaign for Klein. That fundraiser has topped $665,000 as of Friday afternoon.

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Education
3:15 pm
Wed June 20, 2012

Investigation into Verbal Abuse of Bus Monitor

Police and school officials are promising a full investigation of the videotaped taunting of a Greece school bus monitor.

Video posted on YouTube and other websites shows bus monitor Karen Klein breaking into tears under a relentless verbal assault from bus riders.

The story and video have gone viral including this documenting of the incident and corresponding backlash on social media from Mashable.com.

The Greece School District posted the following statement about the incident:

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