Bullied bus monitor using donations to fight bullying

[warrior1]

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/48764355/ns/today-good_news/?__utma=14933801.1020260303.1343967891.1345738027.1345740889.26&__utmb=14933801.1.10.1345740889&__utmc=14933801&__utmx=-&__utmz=14933801.1345592165.18.8.utmcsr=t.co



After receiving more than $700,000 in donations following the release of a viral video of her being viciously taunted by a group of middle school students, Karen Klein has used the money to launch an anti-bullying foundation.

Klein, 68, is a retired school bus monitor from Greece, N.Y., who received donations from at least 32,000 people online in less than two months after the taunting videos were posted on June 19 and received more than eight million total views. Looking for something positive to do with a portion of the donations, she has created the Karen Klein Anti-Bullying Foundation.

“I thought it would be a great idea, and I’m hoping this foundation will seriously help all these kids,’’ Klein told TODAY.com. “It’s also not just kids. When you’re a kid being bullied, you should talk to an adult. When the adult is being bullied, I don’t know who the heck they can talk to. That’s why I want to help.’’

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I don't know what is with the long url.

[Curtland1015]

1. Great story! Good for her! I gotta admit though, after reading the headline...

I got this mental image of a lady punching a kid in the head with a roll of quarters in her fist!

[hifiguy]

2. Lovely story.

Good on her!

[Aerows]

3. She's a kind person

it shines through in the interviews that she is a person that is pretty self-less. That seems to be anathema to Republicans these days. You should fight, kill and die for your right to live seems to be their tagline.

I am delighted that there are people on this Earth that don't see violence as the go-to method of solving situations. It's why we have doctors and nurses, and yes, schoolbus monitors, instead of raging savages that destroy everything in their path.

[longship]

4. Klein's ethics are awesome. nt

R&K

[CabCurious]

5. Good for her (because she really didnt deserve it)