[RogerWilko]

I heard about this on the way to work today listening to the news on the radio.

I think it's great that the kid actually gave the wallet back to the owner... But, to think that it's become such a rare event that you make national news by being HONEST seems nuts!

My parents taught me and my siblings to always be honest. Whenever we brought anything home, they would tell us... "No matter where you found it, it belongs to someone and wouldn't you want it returned to you if you lost it?"

Even if we didn't know who it belonged to, they would make us return it to where we found it.

I guess it must be a news story, because most of society thinks like the other five kids.

[J40000]

I’d like to send this kid a few bucks for practicing honesty and integrity.

[GovernmentShrinker]

This is NYC. I’m pleasantly surprised that the school principal didn’t keep it for herself.

[thefactor]

"She's going to move down some pictures of President Obama so Kemoy can have the best spot on the board."

obama's gonna get the money one way or another, kid.

[TexGuy]

"I said, 'No, because if it was yours, you would have wanted it back.'"

Treat others as you would have them treat you. ... Simple yet difficult to put into practice. Good for this kid.

[iowamark]

Mom Avolyn Jones, 40, who works in payroll at the health care union 1199 SEIU, said she was pretty happy with her kid, too.

[dware]

Kudos to this kid. It’s funny how the only faith we can have today is in little kids.

[gitmogrunt]

Chaaaange has come!!!!

[Damifino]

When my son was about 5 years old he was in the restroom at a local restaurant. He was doing his business in the stall while I waited outside the door. He called out to me “Daddy, I’ve found something.” I was VERY nervous about what he might have discovered. He unlocked the door; when I entered he had a WAD of cash. $5’s, $10’s and $20’s. He had found it tucked inside the toilet paper roll. His small size put him eye-level to the paper holder so he could see straight into the roll.

I told him to not say a word to anyone about anything. When we arrived back to our table he was quiet for about 15 seconds but My wife (mom) knew something was up. Finally he said, “ A funny thing happened in the bathroom”. Mom told him, "We don’t discuss bathroom topics at the dinner table."; to which I heartily agreed! She gave me a very strange look so I whispered to her to hold her hand under the table. I placed the entire wad of cash in her open hand. The look on her face was priceless.

We finished dinner quickly and left.

Clearly this was drug or extortion money intended for nothing good. When we finally counted it, there was $745 total. It’s now in Nate’s college account and I feel NO remorse for not turning it in to anyone.

[ElayneJ]

What a great kid - and a beautiful smile, too. It would be nice to think that a solid future is coming his way.

[MortMan]

Kids like this are our hope for the future. Bravo for him!!

[Carley]

The little boy understands the golden rule.

It’s only fitting that O’s picture is moved to make room for a picture of the student.

[hunter112]

Same thing happened to my lady last month. She didn't zip her purse, and her wallet fell out in a Pathmark supermarket parking lot. The guy who found it didn't even trust Pathmark, he took it to his own employer, a man who runs a small grocery store with a Blimpie's franchise inside.

He looks in it, says to himself, "She looks familiar," and grabs her number out of the phone book. She gets a call, and goes to pick it up, every single dime is intact. And he wouldn't take $20 from her, even to pass on to his employee.

I know where I'm buying all my deli sandwiches for the rest of my time here!