The 911 Math Homework Video

On YouTube and other video-sharing networks,they call it for any other purpose, the operator
there is currently a hilarious video being circulated.will consider it a prank. Consequently, depending on
Known as "911 Math Homework," the videothe child's age and the extent of the prank, they
shows a child apparently calling 911 to get help onor their parents could get into legal trouble.
some math problems. The operator obliges andConsider a recent case of 7th graders getting
attempts to help the child with a subtractionarrested for prank 911 calls. They had falsely
problem. At the end of the video, the child is toldreported a bomb scare at their middle school. The
to get off of the phone by his mother, who ispolice came out and cleared the building. They
furious that he called the police to get homeworkinvestigated the situation only to find nothing. The
help.teens now face criminal charges for their actions.
Now, on the surface, the 911 Math HomeworkTrue, this situation is more malicious than the 911
video is a comical example of what happens whenMath Homework video. However, it still symbolizes
a child misunderstands their parent's instructions. Inhow 911 is considered a joke among some
the video, the child is told to call someone to getchildren. This mindset must stop. Explain to your
help for his homework. He ends up calling 911,children that 911 is not a number for pranks. It is
probably because that was the only number hethere to help assist people during life-threatening
knew.emergencies. Make them understand that if 911 is
However, there is another more serious side toinundated with fake calls, there is a chance that a
such a misunderstanding. Children need to knowperson could actually die from a real emergency.
that 911 is a number designed for emergencies. If