One thing said to that poor bus monitor that was worse than thought:

[Are_grits_groceries]

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One of the insults was even more sickening than we initially thought. In the video below, you can hear one of the boys say, "You don’t have a family because they all killed themselves because they didn’t want to be near you." The local ABC affiliate reports that Klein's oldest son killed himself ten years ago.
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http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2012/06/internet-cash-rains-down-on-school-bus.html

Ban those little shites from the buses and make them find their own way to school.
Better be glad that wasn't my Grandmama. She would have turned them every way but loose.

[MineralMan]

1. Expel every one of the little shits.

Given what I saw in that video, I don't even see the point to having bus monitors. If they can do nothing, they are completely powerless in such a situation.

Start expelling kids who do things like that. No quarter. "You're out."

[Are_grits_groceries]

2. That's fine with me too. nt

[sharp_stick]

4. I have no idea why they have the monitor either

and what the hell was the driver doing? I haven't been able to bring myself to watch the damned video but drivers used to be able to pretty much ban kids for this kind of shit.

These little assholes aren't likely to be punished by their overly doting parents but you can bet that daddy and mommy would be plenty pissed off at them if they had to drive them to and from school for a semester.

Growing up, in another time and place, our driver Max would probably have chucked us off the bus right there and then called Dad when he got home so we'd catch a pretty good amount of shit at home.

[sharp_stick]

3. Personally I can't think

of many people worse as a group than middle school age brats. People that work with them, teachers and caregivers, have my undying gratitude. I don't think I would have been able to sit there and watch these disturbed little darlings spew this shit at an old lady. I'm glad I wasn't on that bus.

They know you can't beat the shit out of them no matter how offensive or fucked up they are. They know you won't be able to do anything to stop them.

They know that their parents won't bother to do anything to stop this crap, these little pukes have been getting away with this crap since day one and oh boy do they know it. Already one of their parents has said that he's been punished enough by having this publicized. Personally I think they should shave the little assholes head and make him wear spanx as a school uniform for a semester.

As individuals a lot of these kids are OK, still annoying hormone ridden little know it all shit heads but at least not abusive assholes. Put them in a group with other annoying hormone ridden little know it all shit heads and they turn into a completely different animal.

[Are_grits_groceries]

8. I taught that group.

I actually enjoyed it for the most part. That would be when parents and administrators left us alone.
I didn't put up with their shite. Once that was understood, we rolled along.
There were bumpy parts, but we managed.

BTW teachers for that age are the hardest to find and hire.

[immoderate]

5. Who took the video? It wasn't the kids, was it?

If it's installed on the bus, why doesn't it show anyone but the monitor?

--imm

[Scootaloo]

6. Pretty certain it's the kids

Seems that they decided to do this to post on youtube "for the lulz" or something to that effect.

I'm a generally non-violent person, but my reaction to seeing this happen would be something like this;

[immoderate]

9. I am stunned!

I taught middle school for 15 years. And I saw kids do a lot of stupid things. But

I'd like to smack those kids around too. But they are 12. They should get some guidance. Maybe they can be fixed.

--imm

[Turbineguy]

7. They are children

they reflect their family values.

[Life Long Dem]

10. They should arrest the boy for assault

He has no right to touch her, and I saw him repeatedly poking her. I hear she doesn't want to press charges and that's too bad. One thing I don't like is smart asses and this kid thinks he is so smart. Throw some criminal charges at him and see how smart he thinks he is.