Student makes "good choice".Michael Kochinsky started the fourth grade at Tamarac Elementary School elementary school: see school. in Tamarac, Florida Tamarac is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 59,923.[3] It is part of the South Florida metropolitan area, which is home to 5,463,857 people. , earlier this year. When walking down a hallway with a friend one day, Michael spotted a plastic bag with money in it on the floor. Resisting the temptation to keep the money, the principled student brought it to the school's office. "[My friend] was tempting me to keep it in my pocket, but I knew it wasn't mine so I turned it in to the office," Michael told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, owned by the Tribune Company, is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and all of Broward County. Its main competitor in this area is the Miami Herald, out of neighboring Miami-Dade County to the south. . A month later, after waiting for the rightful owner to claim the money, school guidance counselor guidance counselor Child psychology A school worker trained to screen, evaluate and advise students on career and academic matters Brian E. Dektor, who also teaches character education, summoned Michael to his office. He told Michael that since no one had claimed the money, it was his to keep. Michael's mother, Inez Kochinsky, said of Michael: "My son is always an extraordinary and well-rounded boy. He did the right thing and he felt good." |
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