Repentant thief's apology worth more than returned cash

Seventeen years ago a troubled 12-year-old boy broke into a classroom at his elementary school in a rural Northern California town to steal $300 that classmates had saved for a field trip. This weekend, he returned to repay the debt and leave a thoughtful apology which reads in part, "I have enclosed this money in restitution of what I have done in an attempt to make this matter right, amends for my wrong." Says principal James Berardi: "I hope it gives him what he wants, what he was seeking. I don't know if that was to lift a burden off himself." Adds teacher Willow DeFranco: "It touched my heart." The incident has become a teaching moment at the school. VIDEO