4th Graders???!!!!

Clownfish TV revealed this horrifying story that came out in the news from Florida:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmhdYDgCM6w

Evidently a 4th grade [male] teacher decided to play "Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey" for a bunch of 9/10 year olds, and it caused a lot of outrage in the community. Even worse, when parents came to complain, the administration did nothing about it. They didn't fire the teacher, or even give him a lecture or a warning.

I don't care if it's not rated, it's very obviously R, and you DO NOT show a movie like this to a bunch of underage kids (especially if they're not yours) in ANY circumstance involving school, particularly without permission from the kids or the parents. I even heard that some of the kids begged the teacher to stop the movie and he refused.

Good GOD! What the hell is going on with academia these days?!!! I hope enough parents sue the school for them to actually take notice for a change.

It's one thing if you're a responsible parent who's carefully introducing your kids to certain [classic] horror movies. You can do it in your own home, you plan out the event in a way so that the kid isn't emotionally traumatized, and keep a blanket at ready to cover their eyes during the gory/scary parts. If they ask you to stop, turn off the movie and respect their wishes.

I remember being 5-6 years old when mom and dad were watching "Aliens," and they'd cover my brother's and my eyes with their hands or arms during the really gory scenes. Mom would keep my attention on Newt or Ripley. My 7-8 year old brother, of course, loved the guns and watching Ripley beat up the Alien Queen with the yellow mech suit. Another thing you can do is have the kids watch behind-the-scenes documentaries on some famous horror film, so they can see that it very much is not real, and how it's done. Show them the actors who played the characters that died are still alive after the movie is made, to show they truly were acting.

Some parents don't watch horror movies at all, or until the kids reach teen years, which is okay too.

It's another situation when you are a teacher, in a public school setting, and responsible for an entire classroom full of kids that aren't yours. Parents are trusting you to make the best judgements while teaching their children during the day. Part of that trust is keeping their media consumption clean. It was standard practice while I was growing up (and still is/should be) to only show G-rated films in the classroom. PG is okay for high-schoolers in an academic setting, but you still have to clear the movie with your superiors.