The district's statement did not say what distance the students were attempting to bear crawl for. A 12News crew went out to Woodville Middle School and checked out the track for themselves.

The district's statement did not say what distance the students were attempting to bear crawl for. A 12News crew went out to Woodville Middle School and checked out the track for themselves.

WOODVILLE, Texas (Gray News) – A staff member at a middle school in Texas has been “removed” after allegedly telling students to “bear crawl” on a hot track.

"Due to a similar incident in 2019 at one of the Woodville schools, prior to my arrival and not related to a TikTok challenge, we put out guidance on not doing bear crawls on the track.

The incident occurred during a pre-athletics class at the middle school on Monday, May 19, 2025, when students were directed to perform "bear crawls" on the track.

They chose the challenge which turned out to be bear crawls on the track the mom, who asked not to be identified told 12News. She said the track was hot enough to burn the hands and knees of ...