Community rallies behind school janitor to buy him a car [Video]

HEATH, Texas — Last week’s school assembly at Amy Parks-Heath Elementary was not a surprise, but the reason the entire school was even gathered together was shocking.

“We found out Mr. Lucino had run into a little bit of trouble,” a voice echoed over the loudspeaker.

School custodian Lucino Perez is beloved. He’s worked at the school for four years and, in that time, built a remarkable bond with the students.

“He brings like a lot of kindness and makes everybody happy,” said second-grader Kennedy Pence.

“He’s nice and does his job very good,” sixth-grader Landry Harrelson added.

Students say Mr. Lucino, as they like to call him, has never missed so much as a crumb. That’s why he was caught completely off guard when the principal called him to a meeting and …