Karen Klein, a 68-year-old New York school-bus monitor, was mercilessly bullied by seventh graders while on the bus. A video recording of insults and threats was posted on YouTube. The video showed students calling Klein 'fat,' 'ugly' and a 'troll,' while jabbing her with their fingers as she tried to control her emotions.
The video soon went viral, crossing more than 1.8 million views within two days. Stranger to Klein yet a victim of bullying himself, Torontonian Max Sidorov created an online campaign to raise $5,000 for Klein in an effort to send her on a vacation. Perhaps more than the video, it was the online campaign that went viral. The outpouring of donations far exceeded the goal of $5,000 and more than $700,000 was collected. Contributions came from more than 30,000 people from at least 84 countries.
After an overwhelming response, Klein announced retirement.
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