When a 10-year-old contacted 911 for assistance with arithmetic homework, a Wisconsin sheriff’s officer arrived to his “rescue”
On social media, the Shawano County Sheriff’s Office said that a dispatcher had taken a 911 call “from a 10-year-old who called to say that he needed help with his math homework.”
“He stated his family ‘wasn’t very good at math either’ and he needed help,” as per the post.
Dispatcher Kim Krause volunteered to help the young caller with her homework, but she also stressed that 911 was not the right number to contact, according to Sheriff George Lenzner.
“She had some time, so she said, ‘Can I help you with the problem?’ And well, he gave this long problem with decimals and she was unable to help him, so she informed him, ‘Well, let me see if I got a deputy near your residence,'” Lenzner stated to ABC News.
Chase Mason, the deputy sheriff, volunteered to look at the math problem while he was nearby.
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“Personally, I am also not overly proficient when it comes to math, but nonetheless, I responded to assist,” Mason stated in his report about the incident.
After sitting down with the child, Mason, who has a stepson the same age as the caller, was able to “solve the decimal related math problems,” according to the Facebook post. “Our young caller was provided a business card and was told we are always here to help, except next time he should probably use the non-emergency line if it’s not a life-threatening situation.”
