'Mistaking art for pornography is just ridiculous,' mayor of Florence, Italy, said.
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"To think that 'David' could be pornographic means truly not understanding the contents of the Bible, not understanding Western culture and not understanding Renaissance art," Hollberg told AP, in reference to Michelangelo's depiction of the biblical figure David.
the issue was not about nudity but that the school's standard practice of notifying parents in advance was not followed.Parents should know: In class, students are going to see or hear or talk about this."This year, we made an egregious mistake. We didn’t send that notice. The rights of parents, that trumps the rights of kids."
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