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The principal of Tallahassee Classics School in Florida was forced to resign after parents accused the school of showing pornography to students. During an art class in which students learn about the Renaissance, a group of 11 and 12-year-olds were shown an image of Michelangelo’s iconic statue of David, prompting a reaction from their parents.

One parent thought the material was pornographic, while the other two reacted without warning, he wrote BBC.

Art class ultimately becomes destiny for headmaster Hope Carrasquilla, who is given an ultimatum by school management: Resign or be fired.

According to the local newspaper Tallahassee Democrats the principal was given no reason before he was asked to resign, but blamed the bust on the statue. Carrasquilla had held the job for less than a year before the 518 year old statue forced him to resign.

The school’s board chairman, Barney Bishop III, explained that last year the school sent a warning to parents that a statue of David would be displayed at lessons, but this year it did not.

– We will not show kindergarten children the whole statue of David. We will not show it to second graders. Showing all the statues is appropriate when students reach a certain age, and we need to find out how old they are, Bishop said in an interview with Slate.

Michelangelo began work on the statue of David in 1501, and work on it was completed in 1504. The statue was hailed as a masterpiece, and the artist Giorgio Vasari believed a more beautiful statue had never existed.

The naked male body over 5 meters tall has caused controversy in the past, such as when Queen Victoria saw the statue for the first time in 1857. She was so shocked that fig leaves had to be made to cover David’s genitals. According to London’s V&A museum, where a copy of the statue is on display, fig leaves should be available before the royal visit.

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