A first-grade teacher who read his students a children’s book about two boy bunnies who fall in love meant to provide a “lesson on tolerance” but should have checked with supervisors before reading the storybook to his class, the Seminole County school district concluded in a report released Friday.

Two parents, as well as a grandparent, complained in late January that teacher Tyler Bond had read the book “Last week Tonight with John Oliver Presents a Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo” to his first graders at Pine Crest Elementary School.

The school district counseled Bond — who had no prior discipline issues — that he should have asked before reading a book that wasn’t part of the curriculum, the report said. Bond apologized, it said, saying that during class he overheard two students talking about two women wanting to marry and thought the book would provide a “positive teaching moment.”

The book, published last year by John Oliver’s comedy show, is a parody of a book written by Vice President Mike Pence’s daughter. The district report noted that the book Bond read to his class has earned praised from Common Sense Media, which called it a “cute, funny, and inclusive picture book” that “has a positive message about celebrating who you are and loving who you want.”

The report said Bond had a “momentary lapse of professional judgment” but had caused no harm and had meant to engage, not upset, his students.

One parent told district investigators she was satisfied with their inquiry and also noted that she appreciated Bond’s “dedication and teaching methods.”

The other set of parents were dissatisfied, with the grandfather in particular saying the book was “pornographic” and complaining that his grandson’s safety was in question. The school moved that child out of Bond’s class, the report said.

Those family members caused a disruption at the school several days later and were issued trespassing notices by the Sanford Police Department, the report said.

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