Down South if you act up on the bus you get kicked off and have to find your own way to school, they probably have some dumbass rule against kicking kids off the bus up there.

If these kids parents wont beat them for behaving like that they will for sure beat them when they have to start providing transportation for them. Also, if the school district does not stop her from being abused like this at work they are wide open to a legal action.

6/21/2012 10:18:03 AM

^^^Time to get my camera out...I'm gonna be rich!

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 10:18 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2012 10:18:43 AM

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"Anyone know how much of a tax cut would be taken out from that amount of money? "

$0.00

6/21/2012 10:38:23 AM

Because they're all individual donations under the cut off, right? What is it, gifts <$13k aren't taxed?

6/21/2012 10:39:22 AM

The receiver is never taxed.

6/21/2012 10:39:39 AM

So this won't be like an inheritance tax?

Which is dumb...why tax money that has already been taxed?

6/21/2012 10:40:13 AM

Why would it be anything like an inheritance tax? Who died?

6/21/2012 10:41:26 AM

^^^Interesting. I always thought it came out of the gift.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 10:41 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2012 10:41:28 AM

If I give you >$13k, I have to pay a gift tax on that amount (ignoring lifetime credits), you pay nothing.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 10:45 AM. Reason : if you're interested http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i709.pdf]

6/21/2012 10:43:50 AM

wow. these kids deserve one hell of a punishment

6/21/2012 10:55:36 AM

that's about what it was like every afternoon for me riding home from school


poor lady. definitely feel for her.

6/21/2012 11:05:26 AM

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"The woman's family were made admins for the donation page"

Shit, now the woman's family is going to take the money and run

6/21/2012 11:08:50 AM

Can't say with 100 percent accuracy that I wouldn't have piled on if I was on that bus as a kid. I was a real son of a bitch.

6/21/2012 11:10:56 AM

If she has never complained about this I do not feel sorry for her.

There were never any bus monitors on my bus growing up, but the drivers would keep the fear of death in you.

6/21/2012 11:12:45 AM

what's kind of fucked up is that there are 4 life saving/altering funds on there that have collectively earned less than <$10k...meanwhile this old lady gets $175k and counting. Found the other links as funds that bus monitor's organizer has contributed to

Guess people have a bigger soft spot for bullied people than medical hardship

Statement from the middle school's website:

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"District Statement Regarding YouTube Video This morning we were made aware of a troubling video that was posted to YouTube depicting students ridiculing a bus monitor. We were able to confirm that the woman in the video is a Greece Central School District employee. We immediately activated our district bullying and violence prevention response team to investigate and contacted the Greece Police Department to conduct their own investigation. We have discovered other similar videos on YouTube and are working to identify all of the students involved. Links to the YouTube posts were also forwarded to members of the media, some of whom have reported inaccurate and concerning information including names and addresses of students alleged to be involved in the incidents. The bus involved in this incident was carrying middle school students – all of whom are juveniles. Although their behavior was inexcusable, we also have concern for the safety of all involved. We urge patience to allow us to investigate and determine the appropriate discipline. Currently, our district security staff and Greece Police are interviewing all of those involved. The Greece Police Department has assigned an investigator to partner with us. The Greece Central School District is committed to providing students and staff with a safe environment that respects the dignity of all. We do not tolerate harassment of staff or students. While we cannot comment on specific student discipline, we can say that students found to be involved will face strong disciplinary action. We will continue our ongoing bullying prevention and awareness training to ensure that incidents like this do not occur in the future. Specifically, the Greece Central School District has recently adopted the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a systemic approach involving all community stakeholders to reduce bullying and other anti-social behaviors. The Greece Central School District has a clear Code of Conduct and all staff and students have been fully trained. This behavior is a clear violation and will not be tolerated. The district will also ensure that reporting procedures are reviewed and response procedures are systemically in place."

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 11:18 AM. Reason : asdf]

6/21/2012 11:16:23 AM

Yeah I feel for her and whatever but I'd never donate any money to her, and feel perplexed that people think this is the best place to donate money.

6/21/2012 11:22:04 AM

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"We immediately activated our district bullying and violence prevention response team"

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"Greece police"

6/21/2012 11:22:34 AM

whelp, with getting the cops involved it may very well fuck up their lives

6/21/2012 11:24:21 AM

They should have immediately deployed their you little shits are walking to school from now on team.

6/21/2012 11:25:40 AM

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"district bullying and violence prevention response team"

I immediately pictured a SWAT team response.

I think ThePeter's point is well made. I feel really bad for this woman, and those kids are little shits, but this money could do a lot of good elsewhere.

Internet vigilantes raise a lot of money. Someone needs to figure out how to harness it for things other than The Oatmeal and vacations for bully victims.

6/21/2012 11:26:38 AM

Read about Taylor Morris before you think all these schemes are misguided

6/21/2012 11:28:29 AM

I'm not saying it's a scheme, or it's misguided at all. I like the idea of giving a little extra to this woman. I just wish people voluntarily gave more in general, and that internet mobs could be harnessed in a predictable way to change all sorts of lives. If that makes any sense. (and I mean internet mobs in a nice way in this instance).

6/21/2012 11:31:57 AM

I read some comments on CNN about this story. Obama was blamed.

6/21/2012 11:32:34 AM

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"but this money could do a lot of good elsewhere."

let's be honest there is a shitton of money that could be spent better elsewhere. political campaigns? ridiculously expensive cars?

i mean seriously, i could think of a lot worse ways that this money could be spent.

6/21/2012 11:33:36 AM

Oh fuck that... LunaK rips on me much woese than this....every goddamn time I see her.



Where's my $ ?

6/21/2012 11:35:43 AM

6/21/2012 11:36:37 AM

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"harness it for things other than The Oatmeal"

The money raised by The Oatmeal is going towards National Wildlife Federation and the American Cancer Society. Sounds like it is being harness for good

6/21/2012 11:37:19 AM

I think she's making so much money because she's got two pools of donors: 1) charitable people who want to make her life a little bit easier, and 2) angry people who want to send a big FU to those punks and this is the best way to do it.

$180k+ so far...she's gonna be on Anderson Cooper tonight...at this rate (plus the AC bump), I think she might hit a million dollars by the end of the day.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 11:39 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2012 11:37:49 AM

in that case, everyone's premie membership $ for tww could've been better spent

seriously, i can always count on tww to find the worst in anything

others like me probably donate to other causes as well that they feel are important.

seriously, idk if anyone has grounds to complain about how other people spend their money unless the person spending the $ is being supported by the complainer

6/21/2012 11:38:01 AM

You guys are missing my point. I'm not detracting from those donations. I think they're great. I've said that a few times already. I ONLY wish that people gave for other things too, things that aren't youtube sensations or popular websites.

It'd be nice if they gave $5 to the Oatmeal, and $5 to the guy who needs help paying for his cancer treatment, even though he doesn't have a lot of internet popularity.

I'm not pissing on this idea at all. Just wishing there were a way to bring this kind of notoriety for other small issues too. So, get the power of the internet behind a little kid who wants to go to Disney World before he dies.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 11:41 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2012 11:39:53 AM

^^I totally agree, and I appreciate your donation.

This is totally kickass.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 11:40 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2012 11:39:59 AM

^^ how do you know that people dont?

I get your point, but it's not like huge donation spikes for something like this happen often



[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 11:45 AM. Reason : f]

6/21/2012 11:44:21 AM

That's my whole point! I wish they did. I love a feel good story, and I love seeing thousands of people coming together and restoring my faith in humanity by getting behind something like this. I wish it happened more often.

And no, I'm not having a bad morning. Thank you for asking.

6/21/2012 11:47:35 AM

Booooooo-urns

6/21/2012 11:52:05 AM

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"You guys are missing my point. I'm not detracting from those donations. I think they're great. I've said that a few times already. I ONLY wish that people gave for other things too, things that aren't youtube sensations or popular websites. It'd be nice if they gave $5 to the Oatmeal, and $5 to the guy who needs help paying for his cancer treatment, even though he doesn't have a lot of internet popularity. I'm not pissing on this idea at all. Just wishing there were a way to bring this kind of notoriety for other small issues too. So, get the power of the internet behind a little kid who wants to go to Disney World before he dies. "

people are more likely to donate to something that has a story, it is not surprising people don't want to just give money to something they have no emotions vested in.. I am all for people donating more money to worthier causes, but there is a reason why these youtube sensations get all the attention.

6/21/2012 11:58:19 AM

NPR picked up the story and there has been a follow up interview



http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/06/21/155491802/bullied-bus-monitor-wants-apology-but-still-believes-all-kids-arent-bad

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:08 PM. Reason : .]

6/21/2012 12:03:32 PM

Apparently one of the parents was on GMA this morning

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"The father of one of the teenage boys who was involved in the bullying says his "heart broke" to see that his son was part of the abuse, but that the boys have suffered enough with their faces made public in the video. "My family's received death threats," Robert Helms told ABC News. "He's a 13-year-old kid. It was a stupid mistake and he's paying for it but I just think it's a little out of control.""

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:16 PM. Reason : trying to find video]

6/21/2012 12:05:13 PM

stupid mistake? makes it sound like the kid did it on accident or something.

6/21/2012 12:19:54 PM

Just hit $200k!

6/21/2012 12:21:49 PM

Since when is a mistake something you did accidentally? That's called an accident.

6/21/2012 12:22:35 PM

kids don't have souls until they are about 23 years old

6/21/2012 12:23:10 PM

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"at this rate (plus the AC bump), I think she might hit a million dollars by the end of the day."

Money laundering [/BreakingBad]

6/21/2012 12:24:38 PM

See, I don't feel as if death threats (if true what the dad says) should be part of the discipline for a middle schooler. That's the kind of thing that fucks up someone's life.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:27 PM. Reason : H]

6/21/2012 12:25:38 PM

It's funny how people want to "help" a woman who is now wealthier than they are.

6/21/2012 12:28:14 PM

"Guess people have a bigger soft spot for bullied people than medical hardship"

Absolutely. I have to eat paleo because with all the meds I'm on it messes up my stomach so bad, but my insurance won't pay for the injections (or pills, but the pills are $60 a month vs. $800 so I can afford that). My parents are always giving money to dumb shit at their church so I asked them about it and they told me to fuck off.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:29 PM. Reason : ...]

6/21/2012 12:28:46 PM

AHA, lewoods...no matter how bad stuff gets, we can all carry on with the knowledge that you're the most oppressed of all.

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:41 PM. Reason : VShe really does have a lot of bad luck.]

6/21/2012 12:35:24 PM

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"AHA, lewoods...no matter how bad stuff gets, we can all carry on with the knowledge that you're the most of oppressed of all."

Now that's T-dub gold right there.

6/21/2012 12:36:38 PM

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"That's the kind of thing that fucks up someone's life"

I agree that death threats are over the top and unwarranted

As far as fucking up someones life, you dont think what the kids did to this bus monitor falls in a similar category?

This was just one instance, chances are this shit happened a lot.

basically dont start no shit, wont be no shit

[Edited on June 21, 2012 at 12:37 PM. Reason : cant tell if serious or not]

6/21/2012 12:36:46 PM

my bus driver didn't fuck around...She literally turned the bus around and took it back to the school a couple of times. Genius really...Since everyone wanted to get home asap the kids started policing themselves

6/21/2012 12:39:41 PM

they fucked with her by essentially threatening her life

i dont have a problem with people fucking with them in the same manner

how does it feel, kiddos? don't worry, you probably won't actually be killed.

6/21/2012 12:40:02 PM