Florida Principal Fired as Parents upset about Michelangelo's David

Long time ago my mom taught art appreciation in elementary school and covered up the naught bits with paper when she showed pictures of David

I can't recall if she cared, but she thought other parents might and didn't want any drama.

 

Here is the interview with the School Board Chair, Barney Bishop. Some excerpts below. See link for full interview.

Florida principal fired: Interview with the school board chair who ousted a principal after Michelangelo’s David was shown in class. (slate.com)

Barney Bishop III: Well, like all the reporters I’ve talked to today, the premise that you’re operating from is incorrect. We didn’t remove her. She resigned. She’s an at-will employee by contract, as are all our teachers. I went to her last week and offered her two letters. One was a voluntary resignation, and another a letter that said if she decided not to resign, I was going to ask the board to terminate her without cause. Without cause. We have the right to do that under the contract.​

So it’s safe to say she resigned under pressure from the board.

No question.​

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Well, we’re Florida, OK? Parents will decide. Parents are the ones who are going to drive the education system here in Florida. The governor said that, and we’re with the governor. Parents don’t decide what is taught. But parents know what that curriculum is. And parents are entitled to know anytime their child is being taught a controversial topic and picture.

The rights of parents, that trumps the rights of kids. Teachers are the experts? Teachers have all the knowledge? Are you kidding me? I know lots of teachers that are very good, but to suggest they are the authorities, you’re on better drugs than me.

Three parents objected. Two objected simply because they weren’t told in advance. One objected because the teacher said nonpornography. Nonpornography—that’s a red flag. And of course telling the students, “Don’t tell your parents”—that’s a huge red flag!​

Wait, so the objection was just that the teacher used the word p*rnography in a sixth grade classroom?

Yes, that word is inappropriate in that classroom. No. 1, no one said it was p*rnography. No. 2, it’s not on the curriculum. No. 3, you don’t need to be saying that word in a classroom in Florida!​

I just don’t think this statue is controversial.

We’re not going to show the full statue of David to kindergartners. We’re not going to show him to second graders. Showing the entire statue of David is appropriate at some age. We’re going to figure out when that is.

And you don’t have to show the whole statue! Maybe to kindergartners we only show the head. You can appreciate that. You can show the hands, the arms, the muscles, the beautiful work Michelangelo did in marble, without showing the whole thing.​

 

Florida - Where Cancel Culture goes to thrive.

 

Yeah, we KNOW.

 

gave the guy an excuse
he might also really believe it, I don't know
not a fan of this law