“If danger is near, do not fear. Hide like Pooh until police appear,” says the book — which shows the famous bear sticking his head in a honey jar.
A Texas school district is apologizing for sending young students home with a Winnie the Pooh-themed book without telling their parents it’s about how to survive a school shooting.
“It was just so weird. It came with no instructions,” the mom, Cindy Campos said of the book, which was given to students as young as 5. At least some Dallas students got the book in the days leading up to the first anniversary of the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre.Cindy Campos said she was shocked when she started reading the book with her son, who was confused.The Dallas Independent School District eventually apologized for not giving parents a head’s up, although not for doling the book out.
The district added to The Advocate, “The reality that Dallas ISD faces is no different than any other school district in America.
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