Those boys were touching her body and she was not able to stop them. What if she had been raped? These kids were beyond being brats and bullies, their actions were completely innappropriate towards a woman, especially a senior citizen. Would they be as disrespectful to a man? Would they make comments about c*mming in his mouth or ask if he was a double d flab? A woman should not be put in the position of being ridiculed like that. These jerks have to be treated the way they act, like low-lifes. I was raised to not be disrespectful to seniors and that women should not be disrespected. I guess that what happens with being raised in a military family. If it had been my mother on the bus it would have been cleared, those thugs would have been standing on the side of the road, waiting for police. It is not behavior for women, especially senior women, to be subjected to.
If a woman is put in that position of having to monitor a bunch of jerks like these kids then give her something to defend herself with. I kept waiting for her to take out a cell phone and call police. It has been stated in subsequent articles that she didn't hear most of the taunts but clearly she felt the touches. The situation was out of her control and that is not her fault, it is the fault of the school system.