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education2 years ago

Controversy over Michelangelo's 'David' leads to Florida principal's resignation.

A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Florida, resigned after failing to follow procedure before a lesson on Michelangelo's statue of David was given to sixth graders. The school board chair stated that the problem was not the lesson itself, but the failure to notify parents of the upcoming lesson, as required by Florida's Parental Rights in Education law. The school promotes parental rights and will ensure that parents are informed of what their children will be taught. The former principal stated that things had been escalating over the past year and that she did not always follow every policy and procedure.

"The Simpsons" Predicted Controversy Over "Pornographic" Statue in Florida
education2 years ago

"The Simpsons" Predicted Controversy Over "Pornographic" Statue in Florida

A Florida charter school principal was forced to resign after some parents complained about their sixth grade students seeing a picture of Michelangelo's David in class. The school, which bases its curriculum on the conservative and Christian Hillsdale College in Michigan, is supposed to teach Renaissance art to sixth graders, which includes the statue of David. The Simpsons had predicted this in a 1990 episode where an angry mob protested the planned exhibition of David in Springfield. The school board chair said they have a practice of sending advance notice to parents about such lessons, but this year they didn't. The school is now considering showing only parts of the statue to younger students.