Parents of students in a Florida charter school are upset that their fourth graders were shown a”Winnie the Pooh”-themed horror movie in class and that the teacher allegedly refused to turn it off even as the students were begging him to.

Michelle Diaz said her twins were deeply affected by seeing the horror film “Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey” at their school, The Academy of Innovative Education in Miami Springs. She said their math teacher put on the movie during class time. 

The film is unrated and contains graphic depictions of violence, murder, torture, nudity, and profanity. 

Diaz said the students’ pleas for the teacher to turn it off went unanswered. “He didn’t stop the movie, even though there were kids saying, ‘Hey, stop the movie, we don’t want to watch this,’” the mom told CBS News of the incident. 

While she says some students picked the movie, she didn’t see that as a valid reason for showing it in school. “It’s not for them to decide what they want to. It’s up to the professor to look at the content,” Diaz told the outlet.

“Blood and Honey” is a British indie film and features the children’s book characters Pooh and Piglet going on a murderous rampage, which includes smashing a victim’s head with a sledgehammer, decapitating a person, and feeding a woman into a woodchipper, among other horrific scenes.

The school issued a statement regarding the incident, saying some students had met with a counselor after viewing a portion of the film. 

“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,” the statement said.

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“Our administration promptly addressed this issue directly with the teacher and has taken appropriate action to ensure the safety and well-being of students.”

Head of School Vera Hirsh told Miami New Times that “as soon as the teacher realized what was being shown, the movie was turned off.”

She also said only twenty to thirty minutes of the film was seen and that, “Most of the film’s grisly murder scenes take place later in the movie.”

Hirsch said the incident had been “thoroughly addressed with teachers, students, and parents” and that the students who saw the horror movie were “in school and doing fine.”

This incident is reminiscent of a Tennessee teacher who was suspended in 2016 for showing his high school class the graphic and violent horror film “Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence” during class. 

As the actors’ strike in Hollywood drags on, SAG-AFTRA canceled the picket lines scheduled for Friday in both New York City and Los Angeles due to potential threats of violence.

The guild released a statement Thursday night which said, “In light of potential safety concerns that are unrelated to our ongoing strike, there will be no SAG-AFTRA pickets in New York City or Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 13. Stay safe and see you on the picket lines next week.”

In light of potential safety concerns that are unrelated to our ongoing strike, there will be no SAG-AFTRA pickets in New York City or Los Angeles on Friday, Oct. 13. Stay safe and see you on the picket lines next week. #SagAftraStrong #SagAftraStrike pic.twitter.com/dpCyM0PTvh

— SAG-AFTRA (@sagaftra) October 13, 2023

The cancellation comes after former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called for people across the Muslim world to strike out with violence in cities on Friday in what he referred to as a “Day of Jihad,” as The Daily Wire previously reported.

“We declare next Friday, ‘The Friday of the Al-Aqsa Flood,’ as a day of general mobilization in our Arab and Islamic world and among the free people of the world,” Meshaal said in a statement sent to Reuters.

“It is a day to rally support, offer aid, and participate actively. It is a day to expose the crimes of the occupation, isolate it, and foil all its aggressive schemes. It is a day to demonstrate our love for Palestine, Jerusalem, and Al-Aqsa. It is a day for sacrifice, heroism, and dedication, and to earn the honour of defending the first Qibla of Muslims, the third holiest mosque, and the ascension of the trusted Messenger.”

The New York Police Department said in a statement there were “no credible, specific threats to New York City” but explained they were operating with a heightened awareness.

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“We are aware of the concern that postings circulating online have caused, and we have increased our uniform deployments at large gatherings and cultural gatherings to ensure public safety out of an abundance of caution.”

The Los Angeles Police Department echoed that sentiment. They said in a statement they’re “aware of recent statements made calling for action as it relates to the conflict in the Middle East. We have no information of any specific or credible threats to the City of Los Angeles but we are continuing to assess the situation for any potential impact to our communities.”

“We will be reaching out to our local Jewish and Muslim communities and will be providing extra patrol during this unimaginable time,” the statement added.