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Bullied Bus Monitor Karen Klein Gets Over 100 Grand in Donations
A New York bus monitor who was berated and bullied by a group of middle school students has received more than $156000 in online donations. Karen Klein, 68, is seen in a 10-minute viral video attempting to ignore the verbal attacks by students on a bus operated by the Greece Central School District, near Rochester, NY Children on the bus hurl repeated insults and threats at the grandmother, calling her fat and at one point suggesting that her children commit suicide. But donations have since poured in for the grandmother in hopes that she'll take a "vacation of a lifetime," according to fundraising site indiegogo.com. As of early Thursday, a total of $156979 had been received for Klein and the video had been viewed on YouTube more than 1.5 million times. Klein's daughter, Michelle, said her mother has worked in the school system for more than 20 years as a bus driver and now a bus monitor. Klein, meanwhile, has said she wants to return to her job, but on a different bus route and with an apology from the students, MyFoxBoston.com reports. Klein did not report the bullying, but school officials notified Town of Greece police when they learned of it. Police have questioned the students involved, but none have been charged. The school district, meanwhile, is investigating the incident. At least two other videos showing Klein being taunted by students aboard a bus are known to have been posted online. "We have discovered other similar videos on YouTube and are working to <b>...</b>