A principal of a Florida charter school was forced to resign after parents of children in a classical art class complained about their kids being exposed to “pornographic” art, also known as Michelangelo’s “David.”
, with 56 students enrolled in the sixth grade. Assuming that only three parents took issue with the curriculum that led to Carrasquilla stepping down, just 5.3 percent of sixth-grade parents lodged complaints about the lesson.signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis last year
that allows parents and guardians to issue complaints or even file lawsuits against schools for curriculums they disagree with. Charter schools are generally exempt from the provisions of that law, but Tallahassee Classical School is known to have far right connections.is affiliated with Hillsdale College
, a far right Christian school system that has pledged to fight what they claim are “leftist” and “distorted” teachings of American history. The Michigan-based institution opposes factual teachings of history that focus on marginalized groups, including the 1619 Project, which explores the history of slavery, racism and the oppression of Black Americans in the U.S.
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