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Taunted bus monitor doesn't want bullies charged

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The New York school bus monitor says she doesn't want the boys accused of taunting her to be charged.

The viral video of a 68-year-old mercilessly taunted by seventh graders has become an international rallying point against bullying.
 
A fund for Karen Klein, the grandmother who was the target of the abuse, swiftly raised more than a quarter-million dollars. At the same time, a deluge of people are demanding harsh punishment for the boys.
 
Police said Klein does not want her young tormenters to face criminal charges, in part because of the storm of criticism the boys from the Rochester suburb of Greece are enduring.
 
The verbal abuse was captured in a 10-minute cell phone video recorded Monday by an Athena Middle School student and later posted to YouTube. It had more than 2 million views by Thursday afternoon.

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