ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jesus Santana, a freshman at James Monroe High School in the Rochester City School District, is being honored for helping a child who was alone and wearing only a diaper.
Jesus’s school counselor nominated him for the Do the Right Thing award. Jesus was leaving his apartment on his way to his school bus when he saw the child alone in an elevator. Jesus took off his coat to keep the child warm and waited until police got there.
“At first, honestly, it was like ‘what I was supposed to do’ but then I decided to take him and do everything I can do so he can be safe,” Jesus said…