Is Michelangelo’s classic sculpture, “David,” too pornographic for a sixth-grade class in Renaissance art? According to three parents of students at Tallahassee Classical, yes.
“It saddens me that my time here had to end this way,” Hope Carrasquilla told the Tallahassee Democrat.A local charter school principal said she was forced to resign after a parent complained a Renaissance art lesson was pornographic.
Michelangelo, considered one of the greatest artists of the Renaissance, created"David" between the years of 1501 and 1504 during the height of the cultural movement. The sculpture is a symbol of the strength and independence of the Florentines, according to theOut of the three parents, two said they wished they had been notified of the lesson beforehand, and the other parent complained the lesson was pornographic, Carrasquilla said.
“Parental rights are supreme, and that means protecting the interests of all parents, whether its one, 10, 20 or 50,” Bishop said.But some parents are frustrated with what they say is a lack of communication from the school and constant teacher turnover.
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