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| Date | June 18, 2012 |
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| Location | School Bus #784 – Greece, NY, USA |
| Also known as | Bus monitor bullying video |
| Cause | Bullying |
| Participants | Karen Klein (bus monitor/victim), 4 male students (perpetrators) |
| Outcome | Students: 1 year school suspension + 50 hours community service Bus Monitor: retirement |
"Making The Bus Monitor Cry" is one of three videos filmed in June 2012 which focused on a bus monitor, who was targeted for bullying by four seventh graders attending Greece Athena Middle School. The video went viral and received numerous video responses and news coverage. A donation campaign was launched for the victim.