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Tourists rush to see Michelangelo’s David statue after Florida censorship

Tourists have shared photos of themselves with the famous Michelangelo statue David after Hope Carrasquilla, former principal at Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, was fired for teaching a class on it

Daily Mirror · Mar 30, 2023

Visitors flock to see Michelangelo's David sculpture after school uproar in Florida

Tourists , many American, flooded a museum in Florence, Italy, to see the Renaissance masterpiece after a Florida school forced its principal to resign over complaints about a lesson on the statue.

WEKU · Mar 29, 2023

David statue in Italy draws flood of tourists in wake of Florida uproar

Tourists, many of them Americans on spring break or studying abroad, posed for selfies in front of the giant marble statue, which features the Biblical David, naked with a sling over his shoulder and a rock in his hand, ready for battle with Goliath.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2023

Museum invites Florida parents to view Michelangelo’s David after statue branded ‘pornographic’

Tallahassee Classical School has roughly 400 students from kindergarten through the 12th grade and has had three principals in three years

Evening Standard · Mar 27, 2023

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing ‘David’

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.”

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Florida school uproar leads Italy to invite viewing 'David'

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.”

The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2023

AOC calls story of Rosa Parks ‘too woke’ for Republicans

‘When we talk about progressive values, I can say what my progressive value is,’ congresswoman says

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2023

School principal resigns after showing Michelangelo’s David in class

A parent called the lesson ‘pornographic’

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

School principal fired for showing Michelangelo’s David in class

A parent called the lesson ‘pornographic’

The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2023

Teacher resigns over parent's complaints kids were taught about Michelangelo's 'David'

Hope Carrasquilla was told to resign as principal of the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida after parents found Michelangelo’s "David" and other landmark pieces of art offensive

Daily Mirror · Mar 23, 2023