- A group of 4th-grade students asked their teacher to watch “Winnie the Pood: Blood and Honey.”
- It’s a horror movie about “Winnie the Pooh,” released after the character became public domain.
- Parents are now upset at the teacher for showing it.
It turns out impulsive 4th graders might not have the best judgment when it comes to movies appropriate for them to watch.
Parents are complaining after a teacher showed students in his fourth-grade math class at a Miami Springs charter school in Florida a violent reimagining of “Winnie the Pooh,” CBS Miami reported.
“Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” is an unrated slasher film that follows the beloved character going on a killing spree after being abandoned by his sidekick Christopher Robin. The film was released in February after “Winnie the Pooh” became public domain the year before.
Michelle Diaz, a parent of two children at the Academy for Innovative Education, told the outlet her twins were shown the film by their math teacher for about 20 to 30 minutes before students started to complain.
According to Diaz, the students in the class asked to watch the film.
"He didn't stop the movie, even though there were kids saying, 'Hey, stop the movie, we don't want to want this,'" Diaz told the outlet.
Diaz told CBS that the school's handling of complaints about the film was "careless" and said she "felt completely abandoned by the school" after a meeting with the principal.
"It's not for them to decide what they want to," Diaz said. "It's up to the professor to look at the content."
Academy for Innovative Education did not immediately return a request for comment from Insider on Thursday. Head of School Vera Hirsh told CBS that the school "promptly addressed this issue directly with the teacher and has taken appropriate action to ensure the safety and well-being of students."
"We are actively monitoring the students, and our mental health counselor and principal have already met with those students who have expressed concerns," Hirsh said.