By Joanna Putman
SA国际传媒
SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. 鈥� A 10-year-old boy took an unconventional route to solve his math homework dilemma by dialing 911 for help,
According to the Shawano Sheriff鈥檚 Office, the boy admitted to the dispatcher, Kim Krause, that he knew the call wasn鈥檛 appropriate but explained that neither he nor his family was 鈥渧ery good at math.鈥�
Rather than dismissing the call outright, Krause decided to assist, according to the report.
鈥淪he had some time, so she said, 鈥楥an I help you with the problem?鈥欌�� Sheriff George Lenzner told Good Morning America.
However, the boy鈥檚 lengthy math problem stumped even the dispatcher. Krause then suggested sending a deputy to help, according to the report.
鈥淸This] isn鈥檛 something we really normally do,鈥� Lenzner said, 鈥渂ut he wasn鈥檛 busy at the time, and he was in the area, so he stopped by.鈥�
Mason, who has a stepson around the boy鈥檚 age, sat down to help with the math problem, according to the report.
Reflecting on the incident, Mason wrote in his report, 鈥淧ersonally, I am also not overly proficient when it comes to math, but nonetheless, I responded to assist.鈥�
鈥淥ur 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鈥檚 not a life-threatening situation,鈥� the sheriff鈥檚 office stated.
