Bus Monitor Bullied

[bainsidhe]

I live in the area this happened. Today the news had a story about a different local school bus driver who was arrested for "placing her hands over a male student's mouth" after students became loud and disruptive on the bus. *sigh* Damned if you do and damned if you don't.

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...marcus-whitman

[fireheart17]

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2012/...7081340289645/

One of the fathers of the bullies actually apologised to her after what happened and he is getting professional help for his son.

As for the bus monitor, the news report I caught (yes, it made the news down here) showed that she asked the father how HE was coping with it.

Also the donation count from what I caught from that video was $598,000 or something like that.

[Akasa]

Well at least the parents of one of those kids is taking action. I hope she goes somewhere nice and then retires. That should be enough money to retire on if she puts most in savings and lives frugally.

[Lillfilly]

Update here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/0...6pLid%3D174714

The 4 involved are getting pretty stiff punishments, but also counseling in bullying.

[fireheart17]

It is pretty much what they needed. 50 hours community service SPECIFICALLY dealing with senior citizens. That is how some minor punishments should be meted out: spend your time with the people you bullied/hate.

ETA: over half a million?! Shit, I could retire on that now and I'm only 21

[Lachrymose]

I see your smiley and all (and also know you live in Australia), but how close is that to being accurate?

I'm 34 and to retire with about the same income I'm making now, assuming living until 75, would take about $2 million (ETA: and that's not even accounting for inflation).

$500K would only take me to my early 40s! And that's certainly not living a life of luxury (but not living poorly either. I'm a single guy who owns his own home.).

ETA: I suppose there are some investments you could make that would help greatly, but still...

[Aethian]

If you found an investment that could bet 8% return on average and only take out 5% that might be enough if you didn't have major debts. Like if the house/car were paid for.

One of the guys I listen to has a investment that over the last 75 years has netted 13% and never less then 8% in a single year. So if you know what to look for 8% should be easy to get.