A Florence museum and the city's mayor are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit and see Michelangelo’s “David.”
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The incredulous Italian response highlights how the U.S. culture wars are often perceived in Europe, where despite a rise in right-wing sentiment and governance, the Renaissance and its masterpieces, even its naked ones, are generally free of controversy.forcing Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week. The school has a policy requiring parents to be notified in advance about"controversial" topics being taught.
Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dell'Accademia, where the “David” is housed, expressed astonishment at the controversy. Tallahassee Classical is a charter school. While it is taxpayer-funded and tuition-free, it operates almost entirely independently of the local school district and is sought out by parents seeking an alternative to the public school curriculum.
"Parents are entitled to know anytime their child is being taught a controversial topic and picture,” Bishop said in an interview with Slate online magazine.In a statement last week to the Tallahassee Democrat, which first reported the story, Carrasquilla said Bishop"expressed his displeasure with my leadership when parents became upset about policies or procedures not being followed to the ‘T.
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