ATHOL, Mass. -- Athol police say they're going to report a woman to the Department of Social Services for making her son stand on a street corner with a sign around his neck reading: "I didn't do my homework."

"She apparently was just frustrated with him," said police Chief Timothy Anderson.

Anderson would not identify the woman or say how old the boy was. He said Thursday the case is being investigated. No charges have been filed against the woman, and her son was not harmed, Anderson said.

Police received calls Tuesday afternoon from people who saw the boy standing on the corner of Main and Green streets with the sign around his neck.

The boy's mother told police he was her child, Anderson said. (AP)