‘Help me’: prank boy in China throws SOS notes from window in bid to escape doing homework, chided by police for crying wolf
- Neighbour saw pieces of paper fluttering down from window then discovered they were ‘help me’ notes
- China’s competitive education system puts tremendous pressure on children causing some to go to any length to avoid homework
The story of a boy in China who tried to get out of doing his homework by throwing SOS notes out of his window has trended on mainland social media.
The unidentified youngster, whose age was not disclosed, from Zhejiang province in eastern China, was given a stern talking to by police when they discovered that his apparent cries for help were bogus, according to a report by Toutiao News.
In a video clip, a neighbour can be seen handing over the notes to police officers as she tries to explain what is going on.
The incident occurred at about 3pm on September 3 when an unnamed neighbour of the boy saw a note fluttering down from the window of a building.
As soon as she picked it up, she saw it was a written message calling for help.
A few seconds later, another note floated down from the same window bearing a similar message to the first.