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Bullied Bus Monitor Quits With $700K

Karen Klein: I'm not leaving because job was too tough

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 28, 2012 2:30 PM CDT

(Newser) – The school bus monitor who was tormented ruthlessly by young bullies has decided to pack up and retire, the AP reports. Karen Klein, 68, said she's not giving up her 3-year gig of watching over school children because it was too difficult. "I'm not quitting because of what happened. That's not it," she said. "I enjoyed working with the kids. But I guess it's my time to leave. That's what I've decided." Another possible motive: The online fundraising campaign designed to give her a $5,000 vacation has raised a total of $703,833.

Bus monitor Karen Klein, of Greece, NY, is surrounded by school children while riding a tourist duck boat, an amphibious vehicle, in Boston.
Bus monitor Karen Klein, of Greece, NY, is surrounded by school children while riding a tourist duck boat, an amphibious vehicle, in Boston.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
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realtruth
Jul 30, 2012 8:32 AM CDT
I am Always in love with the Underdogs..   But I bet she is penniless and poor in 3 years..   Saving $$ is strange to some..
littlewolfplaying
Jul 29, 2012 10:56 AM CDT
this is just sad!she got called some names and the world gives her a fortune and she retires.so she was not there for the kids,she was there for a paycheck.thats why she sat there and let them kids call her names, she could not afford to loss her pay check.i have been beat,kicked,spit on and had stuff thrown at me. and no one gave a shit. and if i reacted i got fired or jailed, not paid!!!!!    WHAT A WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marenelli
Jul 28, 2012 11:09 PM CDT
I need to find a way for people to feel sorry for me and donate about $750K, so I too can retire.
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