Parents Call 911 Because Son Refused to Go to School
If you received a call from the police saying your sixteen year old was caught driving 80 mph on the interstate, you may tell them to throw him in jail for a night. But when your eight year old refuses to eat her broccoli, are you tempted to place a 911 call? Believe it or not, some parents have done exactly that!
Police officers report that years ago there were very few calls made regarding unruly children. But in the past five years, parental calls are becoming more and more frequent.
One lieutenant has reported that calls have come in about children who won’t eat their dinners. Additionally, parents have called the police when their child refuses to do homework or go to school. And the girl who wouldn’t take a shower? Her mother was on the phone to the police without a moment’s hesitation.
Calls are coming in more than a few times a week in some precincts. It seems that many parents expect the police to help raise their misbehaving children. Admittedly, most moms and dads have been pushed to the point of wishing someone would simply step in to handle an angry child. But the average parent might first turn to Grandma or a close friend to help, wouldn’t you think?
This was not the case for one Ohio father on January 11 when he called the police regarding his six year old son. This dad told a dispatcher to send a police officer to his house to scare his son into going to school.
A single mother in California told the 911 operator that her daughter wouldn’t take a nap. She asked that a marked car pull up to the house so she can scare her daughter into finally taking a rest. Another mother called the police when she caught her daughter stealing a package of stickers from the store.
Of course some calls from parents are serious and answered immediately. The police are known to get calls from parents who have found their children are taking drugs. In a case like this, parents don’t often know where to turn. For these matters, the police are able to steer parents to the correct organizations for situations involving drug abuse, violence or gang membership.
Is failure to eat your broccoli a criminal offence? We certainly hope not!
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YOU GUYS ARE CRAZYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!
Considering how parents are now discouraged from using discipline I do not find this at all suprising!
I remember as a child going to bed hungry if I misbehaved or played with my food during dinner – that is now called “withholding food” and considered neglect.
If I refused to go to school my father would have said “get in the car or it will not be pleasant if I have to drag you to the car.” Can you imagine how fast Child Protective Services would be called if a neighbor saw a parent forcing a child into the car these days.
I am a teacher and I am around undisciplined children every day because parents are afraid of discipline and their children and afraid of CPS stepping in if they aren’t completely positive about everything their child does, even their child does something negative. Parents are helpless and don’t know where to turn. I commend these for at least trying to get the help of law enforcement rather than “losing it” with their children.