SHAWANO COUNTY, Wis. (WBAY) - 911 dispatchers never know what the next call is going to be, but last week the Shawano County dispatch center received a most unexpected call for help. A 10-year-old said he needed help with his math homework because,

Last week, a deputy from the Shawano Sheriff’s Office responded to an unexpected 911 call from a 10-year-old seeking help not for an emergency, but with math homework. According to a Facebook post from the Shawano Sheriff’s Office,

SHAWANO, WI (WSAU) — A Shawano County student stuck on a math problem took a non-traditional means of getting it last week. He called 911. According to a Facebook post, the student said neither he nor his family was “very good at math,” and called the emergency line for help.

A 911 call in Shawano County added up to math homework help from an unlikely source.The sheriff's office says last week dispatch received a call from a 10-year-old who said he needed help with his math homework.