Sometimes life is as crazy as an episode of The Simpsons. A Florida school principal was forced to resign by the school board. Hope Carrasquilla has been accused of allowing “pornographic material” into the classroom.
She allowed a picture of Michelangelo’s statue of David to be shown to sixth graders in art class. The almost identical story existed way back in 1991 with the Simpsons.
Archconservative area against David
The privately owned Tallahassee Classical School is located in an arch-conservative area of the Sunshine State in the United States. Carrasquilla had only been in office for 9 months when she was summoned before the school board.
There she was accused of admitting a “controversial subject” such as Renaissance art without prior consultation with her parents.
Students felt “uncomfortable”
According to the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper, the principal pointed out that the content of the lessons was prescribed by law. But the argument fell on deaf ears.
She was told that three students felt “uncomfortable” at the sight of the 520-year-old bare marble statue. Their parents complained to school principal Barney Bishop about pornography in the classroom.
He then gave Carrasquilla the choice of voluntarily throwing in the towel or being fired.
Reminiscent of the Simpsons episode
The episode is reminiscent of the 32-year-old “Simpsons” episode Itchy & Scratchy & Marge, in which Marge creates a protest group against violence on television.
Things get out of hand and members even call for a boycott of the statue of David, which is coming to Springfield on a world tour.
“Landed in the Middle Ages”
Unlike the parents in Tallahassee, Marge and the comic book residents finally realize their mistake in wanting to censor art.
Not all parents can understand the decision of the school board. Carrie Boyd has a daughter in third grade: “It feels like we’ve gone back to the Middle Ages.”
Source: Krone
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