10‑year-old calls 911 over math woes, deputy saves the day
Math homework is a nightmare for many students. A certain 10-year-old from Shawano County, USA, couldn't handle decimal fractions, so he dialed 911, asking for help with his assignments. The desperate student was rescued by the deputy sheriff himself.
12:02 PM EST, November 25, 2024
A 10-year-old student from Shawano County had difficulty with fractions as part of his homework. Unable to manage them, he called 911 for support.
The Shawano County Sheriff's Office reported on social media that the dispatcher received a call from the boy seeking educational help. The student explained that his family "wasn't very good at math" either, so he asked the police for support.
He called the police because he couldn't handle fractions
It turned out that math homework was too much, not only for the 10-year-old. The dispatcher first advised the boy that 911 was not meant for school problems but decided to help him in her free moment. The problem was that the complicated fractions also proved challenging for her.
Since it was a quiet evening, the dispatcher sent the deputy sheriff near his home to the boy. The officer admitted in the report, "Personally, I am also not overly proficient when it comes to math," but he still undertook the task.
The deputy sheriff solved the problems related to decimal numbers. After checking the results, the ten-year-old was advised that the emergency number should only be used when life or health is endangered.
There are also cases in Poland where the emergency number is misused. In 2023, nearly 22.4 million calls were registered to 112, with almost 40 percent classified as not requiring intervention by the services.
