*A mental health counselor had to meet with fourth graders at a K-12 charter school in Miami Springs, Florida after students expressed concern when their teacher screened the slasher film “Winnie the Pooh: Honey and Blood.”
According to CBS News Miami, the movie was shown to middle schoolers at the Academy of Innovative Education on Oct. 2. The film from Jagged Edge Productions is not suitable for children as it centers on Pooh and Piglet embarking on a bloody rampage after Christopher Robin abandons them for college.
“The story is meant to be that they’ve gone on this onslaught from being kind of enraged by what’s happened to Christopher [Robin] … Pooh and Piglet experience a drastic drop in food as Christopher grew up and over the years became increasingly hungry and feral,” Director Rhys Waterfield said during his appearance on Dread Central’s Development Hell podcast, People reports.
“They had to resort to eating Eeyore and then Christopher returns with his wife to introduce her to his old friends, and when that happens they get enraged,” Waterfield added. “When they see him, all of their hatred that they’ve built up over the years unleashes and they go on this rampage.”
In other words, Pooh and Piglet are most definitely not how you remember them from your childhood.
According to Michelle Diaz, a parent whose twins are fourth-graders at the Academy of Innovative Education, the film played for “20 to 30 minutes” before the “careless teacher” shut it off.
“I feel completely abandoned by the school,” Diaz told CBS News.
During movie selection, students were allowed to pick what they wanted to watch, and they decided on “Blood and Honey,” but “it’s not for them to decide what they want… It’s up to the professor to look at the content,” Diaz said.
“He didn’t stop the movie, even though there were kids saying, ‘Hey, stop the movie, we don’t want to watch this,’” Diaz added.
Vera Hirsh, the head of the school, sent the following statement to CBS News: “The Academy for Innovative Education has become aware that a segment of a horror movie was shown to fourth graders, Monday, October 2, 2023, that was not suitable for the age group. Our administration 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’s statement added.
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