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Michelangelo’sDavidis one of the mostfamous sculptures in historyand an iconic representation of the Renaissance.
But recently, it’s become the center of controversy at a Florida charter school.
One parent even stated that the famous piece of art was pornographic.
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Now the school’s principal, Hope Carrasquilla, has been forced to resign.
The news has made headlines across the United States and in Italy.
Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dellAccademia, wholeheartedly agrees.
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Due to what Carrasquilla classified as a series of miscommunications that letter was not sent out this year.
And that’s where the problem arose.
For the board, the issue lay with the fact that the procedures to inform parents weren’t followed.
We aren’t trying to ban the picture, hesaid.
This includes the contentiousParental Rights' in Education Bill.
Critics have blasted the policy for marginalizing LGBTQ children.
For acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves, theDavidcontroversy seems to be a sad extension of DeSantis' ideology.
While Europeans have long since moved on, we Americans seem to be taking our cues from the Inquisition.
Invitero personalmente linsegnante a Firenze per darle un riconoscimento a nome della citta.
Larte e civilta e chi la insegna merita rispetto.
Does the GQP know what David symbolizes??
?#Davidpic.twitter.com/zM37rHtZm9
AjmeriHoque (@AjmeriHoque)March 24, 2023
Stop trying to shelter kids from masterpieces.
All my life it was there waiting.
It still leaves me gape-mouthed.
