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A picture of the Renaissance statue is shown each year to sixth-grade art students at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, but this month it drew fury. Italians, though, are praising the educator.
A principal at a charter school in Tallahassee, Florida was forced to resign after parents complained about a Renaissance art lesson that showed students Michelangelo's nude sculpture of David.
Florida Principal Forced Out After Students Were Shown Photos Of Michelangelo’s ‘David’ Statue In Class Like Nicky Kashani March 26, 2023, 12:37 pm March 26, 2023, 12:37 pm March 26, 2023 ...
Students in the school were shown images of Michelangelo’s Renaissance period sculpture “David,” leading to complaints that the children were shown pornographic material.
Hope Carrasquilla, a Florida principal who was asked to resign in March after sixth-grade students were taught about and shown a picture of Michelangelo's David statue, traveled to Florence, Italy ...
After a picture of the statue was shown in a Florida classroom, a principal was pressured to resign. Soon after, the mayor of Florence, Italy, weighed in. NPR's Juliana Kim reports.
Among those who were in support of the ousted Florida principal was the director of Florence's Accademia Galleria, where Michelangelo's David is housed. On Friday, the two finally got to meet.
Every year, sixth-grade students at Tallahassee Classical School have been taught and shown a picture of Michelangelo's "David" statue, but this month, things went awry — sparking an apology ...
Every year, sixth-grade students at Tallahassee Classical School have been taught and shown a picture of Michelangelo's "David" statue, but this month, things went awry — sparking an apology letter to ...