When she was a few minutes late for kindergarten, the mother was in despair and found her 2-year-old child locked up alone! Stephanie Martinez, who was only 15 minutes late to pick up her daughter, was visibly angry.

She called 911 for help, and the operator was shocked at the situation she described. The child had to push a chair to the door to call for his mother. Stephanie looked helplessly, “Mom.”