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Texas School District Gives Elementary School Students Controversial Book About Surviving Shootings

  • A Texas school district distributed books to elementary school students teaching them how to respond in an active shooter situation.
  • The book uses Winnie the Pooh characters to show children they should "run, hide, fight" according to recommendations from law enforcement.
  • Parents were upset the book was given to students without notifying them and questioned its appropriateness for young children.
  • The distribution came shortly after the anniversary of a school shooting in Uvalde, Texas that killed 21 people.
  • Experts recommend schools discuss violence in an age-appropriate way that also reassures students they are safe.
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