Bullied Bus Monitor Raises $550,000

FUNDRAISING

Updated Apr. 21, 2017 4:39PM EDT / Published Jun. 23, 2012 3:02PM EDT

Karen Klein might be going on a permanent vacation. The online fundraising drive to send the bullied 68-year-old middle-school bus monitor off for a little rest and relaxation has now far surpassed its $5,000 target, shooting past half a million dollars Friday. On Tuesday a video of middle-school boys taunting Klein while on a school bus in Greece, N.Y., went viral, raising sympathy for Klein. “I am so sorry for the way I treated you,” one of the boys, identified as Josh, wrote in a letter to the bus monitor. “When I saw the video I was disgusted and could not believe I did that.”

Read it at ABC News

R.F.K. Jr.’s Old Environmental Pals Tell Him to Get Lost

“His actions are a betrayal to our environment,” the candidate’s former mentor said of him.

Iconic Hotel From ‘The Shining’ Goes Up in Flames

Crews responded late Thursday night to an attic fire at the famous Oregon lodge.

John Cleese Cancels His Own Cancel Culture Show

The “Monty Python” star has stalled the show for three years.

Susan Sarandon Joins Protesters at Columbia University

“Especially in a place of education, and supposedly higher thought, to be attacked with racism and intolerance is not acceptable,” the actress said.

New Deets Surface on Barbara Walters and Diane Sawyer’s Beef

Despite the two being bitter rivals, Sawyer also conceded, “We spent a lot of time laughing and forging a real friendship.”

Stock Slips After Netflix Stops Sharing Subscriber Numbers

Despite a strong first quarter, investors were seemingly rattled by the company’s decision to stop reporting their favorite metric.

A D.C. ‘Skinny’ Home Is Listed for $600K—It’s 6 Feet Wide

A change in zoning laws forced the owners to put their building plans on a serious diet.

Ethics Panel Wants to Know if Gaetz Got High at Parties: ABC

The House committee has reportedly obtained a woman’s statement claiming the Republican attended an event where drugs were present.

Bullied Bus Monitor Raises $550,000