A school principal in Florida visited Michelangelo’s famed sculpture of the Biblical figure David after she wasasked to resign because parents allegedly complainedabout their sixth-grade students seeing it in a lesson.
“There is nothing wrong with the human body in and of itself,” formerTallahassee Classical Schoolprincipal Hope Carrasquilla said in a statement from the museum, according to theWashington Post.
According to the publication, Carrasquilla said visiting the sculpture was like going to church and noted its “purity” and “humanness.”
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The publication reported that Galleria director Cecilie Hollberg said she was “delighted” to show Carrasquilla the artwork and that it symbolized “the religious principle of good triumphing over evil.”
She added that it has “nothing to do with pornography,” which is in direct contrast to what one parent at the Tallahassee Classical School said, perHuffPost.
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In March, Carrasquilla was asked to resign after an emergency school board meeting, perPost. Though she said she was not told about the reason for the decision, she said it likely involved an art lesson taught to sixth-grade students about the marble statue, which features David in the nude.
“It is with a sad heart that my time as the principal of Tallahassee Classical School has come to an end,” she wrote in a letter to the school board, per thePost.
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While speaking toHuffPost, Carrasquilla said she did not expect the type of reaction she received from the school board and that a letter was meant to be sent to parents before the lesson took place. But due to “miscommunications,” the message was not sent.
“She wasn’t let go because of the artistic nude pictures. We show it every year to our students,” Bishop toldPost. “The problem with this particular issue was the lack of follow-through on the process.” He added to HuffPost: “Parental rights trump everything else.”
In a letter to the board, Carrasquilla ensured she had “always desired good for Tallahassee Classical School” and was not “promoting myself or a political agenda,” thePostreported.
source: people.com
