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A mayor and a museum director in Italy are bashing the resignation of a Florida principal who stepped down after parents complained about Michelangelo’s iconic David statue being included in their children’s lesson plans, claiming it was pornographic.
In a tweet, Florence Mayor Dario Nardella said he would „personally invite“ the American educator to the city, home of the statue, to „give her recognition on behalf of the city,“ adding that „art is civilization and whoever teaches it deserves respect.“ Confusing art with pornography is „ridiculous,“ Nardella wrote.
Cecilie Hollberg, director of the Galleria dell’Accademia, where the David resides, invited the principal, school board, parents and student body to view the “purity” of the statue.
