Bus Driver Bullying

[excused_early]

If you live in the US and watch at least some news, you probably have seen/heard about this already.
I actually have been staying away from news lately, but I saw this on TV when I took the kids to their dental appointment.

This is about a school bus monitor, who rides the bus to make sure the kids get to school and home safely, getting viciously

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[darkfenixrising]

It was even on the news here. And no, it's definitely not a US only problem. Kids here, already in elementary school behave like that. No respect at all. One big problem of the extremely diverese cultures here. Especially in my area. I don't even go out past 9 p.m. anymore when I'm alone. Couple of years ago it was no problem. :(

[excused_early]

Oh, I've never been able to go out alone at night here in the US unless it was literally just door to door. I miss being able to walk alone at night without having to worry about safety, which I took for granted in Japan.

[leggyron]

I saw the video on the Talk yesterday and was nearly in tears the words coming out of those kids mouths were absolutely shocking, never in a million years would I have ever considered speaking to and adult the way they were when I was 13/14 years old. It also sparked discussion at work and the general feelings were there is something terribly wrong with these kids to be speaking to her like that. Mrs. Klein on the other hand I have great respect for as how she handled herself during the attack as well as afterwards.

[excused_early]

Yeah, they were absolutely shocking to me, too.
I'm thinking that it can only take one bad kid that's influential enough to involve the other kids into saying things they'd never ever thought they could say. =/

[mousougirl]

I caught a glimpse of this on the news yesterday. Things like this just make me so sad. I can't believe how cruel those kids were. When I was that age, I would have never thought to say anything so horrible to the elderly, and even to my own age group.

In my area, I've never really seen bullying, especially this bad, towards adults/the elderly. Kids get bullied all the time and I've even gotten some harsh things said to me for no real reason by kids significantly younger than me. It's frustrating to see people act like that, and it makes me sad. I tend to think that a lot of stuff like this stems from how children are raised, but I've seen some terrible children come from wonderful parents. But I agree with you--things like this happen everywhere. Maybe not this bad, but they do happen.

I do think that Karen Klein handled the situation very well and she's gained my respect for that and for how she approached the situation afterwards. She's really brave and I don't think a lot of people can handle a situation like this the way she

[excused_early]

It's good that you don't see too much bullying in your area.
I guess our area's not particularly known for much bullying, either. And yes, parenting has a lot to do with it, but it's not everything, unfortunately.

Oh, Karen's so brave! I don't think I could ever go back after even one ride of being bullied!

[kurenai_kimitsu]

i saw it a few days ago. Kids these days are spoiled rotten, they get what they want or take it if they have to. Parents dont do much either or not enough. On the streets I see mothers with baby strollers texting and net surfing on their phones and not paying attention to their surroundings... *sigh*

I also thing some blame should go on the influences of the media (aka celebrity, scandals, music with offensive words and messages) that children see (and children who are too young to be listening to such music) without adult supervision or the adult is just not aware of the music, movie and tv that their kids watch. =[

[excused_early]

I think kids today are spoiled, too. But usually materialistically, not with real love and attention. Yeah...

And yep, you're absolutely right about the media's influence. And it's often unavoidable once kids grow old enough and gained some independence and their own network of friends. =/

[angel_leeca]

I've gotta say something here. They were right the kids act that way because of the parents. I know firsthand. I have a (let's say "friend") "friend" that had a child just to have a child (at 16) this child who gets no real attention/love/one on one is out of control. They do not discipline their child, they ignore him. He’s 4 and I'm already willing to back hand this child (I would never). I have discipline him before in front of the parents and they don't care. They just go "What did he do? Oh ok..." and walk away. This child is doomed sorry to say it but he is

[excused_early]

Wow, I didn't know parents and kids behaved so badly in stores! =/
You know, come to think of it, when my kids are running around a store and I tell them to stop running and behave, the store clerks often tell me "Oh, don't worry, your kids are just fine. You wouldn't believe how some kids behave, though..." and I'm always like "Oh, really...??? *___*;;" LOL So, yeah, I believe you!

But honestly, while I do think that some parents don't care at all, most parents DO care, especially when it comes to bullying like this, not just because they could get into trouble but because they really don't want their children behaving in such a cruel way to anyone.
Being rowdy and rude in public places in one thing, bullying is another.