"After seeing a disturbing video of young teens mercilessly bullying a senior citizen on a school bus, thousands across the Internet have rallied together to send her on a vacation. And what a vacation that will be: the crowdsource funding campaign has raised over $130,000 at the time of writing, and it doesn't look like it's slowing down. Update (June 22, 2012): The fundraising campaign has topped $485,000." - edythe from Bookmarklet

"It all started when a YouTube user uploaded this video of Klein being bullied by a group of 12-15 year olds. The video, uploaded June 19, was recorded while Klein was working as a school bus monitor in Greece, New York." - edythe

"In the video, the teens can be heard calling Klein names like "fat" and "ugly," touching her and asking her where she lives so they can steal all of her belongings. In an interview with Rochester YNN, Klein says she was told that her kids should "probably just commit suicide." She states in the interview that her son did in fact take his own life. Klein attempts to stay stoic throughout, but can be seen wiping away tears at several points in the ten-minute video. " - edythe

I heard about that. What those teens don't realize is that they'll probably end up in this poor old lady's shoes in 50 years if they keep it up. (Not that she did anything when she was younger to deserve ending up in such a sorry position.) I hope that with half a million dollars, she can afford not just a vacation but retirement from that hellish job. - Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)