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(CNN) — A charter school principal in Tallahassee, Florida, did not follow procedure before a lesson on Michelangelo’s statue of David was given to sixth...

Parents complained when sixth-grade students were shown photos of Michelangelo's "David" statue during an art history lesson.

Tallahassee principal resigns after parent complaints over Michelangelo ‘David’ statue lesson

The Simpsons appears to again predicted the future after parental uproar in Florida after their children saw Michelangelos David in class resulted in the resignation of a charter school principal.

One parent complained that a Renaissance art lesson was “pornographic.”

Students in the school were shown images of Michelangelo's Renaissance period sculpture "David," leading to complaints that the children were shown pornographic material.

Florida principal resigns after parents complain about Michelangelo's 'David' statue

Board Chair Barney Bishop confirmed that as part of an emergency meeting a few days later on Monday, former principal Hope Carrasquilla was given an ultimatum to either resign or be terminated.

Parents at a Florida charter school complained about an art history lesson featuring Michelangelo’s David and Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus, calling them pornographic.

Parents complained that the famous sculpture was shown to their sixth graders.