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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
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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.