>>> we're back with a disturbing story about the bullying of an adult, this incident involving a group of middle schoolers just outside of rochester, new york, taunting the adult monitor who rides on their school bus , the woman whose job it is to help keep them safe. what happened was all captured on video, then went viral, and then it triggered a huge national reaction. the story tonight from nbc's greg melton.
>> oh, my god you're so fat.
>> reporter: it's a shocking display of cruelty.
>> you're a troll.
>> reporter: 7th graders on their way home from school relentlessly taunting their school bus monitor 68-year-old karen klein , a former school bus driver and grandmother of eight. she hoped it would stop.
>> unless you have something nice to say don't say anything at all.
>> [ bleep ].
>> reporter: but it didn't. one teenager posted the video online where nearly 2 million have viewed it so far.
>> would they do that to their grandmother? their mother? you know, i just didn't get it.
>> reporter: what happened has embarrassed the people here.
>> to recognize some of the kids in the video as classmates of my son's really hit close to home .
>> reporter: today school district officials promised the four tormenters will be punished but there will be no criminal charges because klein doesn't want to prosecute. klein and her harassers live in this area within blocks of each other, actually. while the outrage over the video has extended far beyond this working class neighborhood, so has the huge outpouring of support, much of it from total strangers.
>> i wrote this letter to bring a smile to your face.
>> reporter: she has received letters and flowers and hundreds of thousands of dollars according to a website set up in toronto to help klein retire and send her on a dream vacation. she is encouraged by online comments from kids as young as the bullies.
>> a lot of good ones out there, you know?
>> reporter: a good lesson from a woman who managed to endure a very bad situation. nbc news, greece, new york.
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