One parent complained the material was pornographic and two other parents said they wanted to be notified of the lesson before it was given to their children,Carrasquilla said. The instruction also included Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam painting and Botticelli’s Birth of Venus.
“It saddens me that my time here had to end this way,” Carrasquilla told the paper
Tallahassee Classical School is reportedly required to teach Renaissance art to sixth-graders as part of the conservative Christian curriculum it follows.
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However,a new rule was reportedly passed last month by the school board that made it compulsory for parents to receive a two-week warning before anything “potentially controversial” is taught.
Barney Bishop III,the chair of the school board,told theDemocratthere were several issues with the outgoing principal but did not elaborate. He said parents at the school will have the chance to examine the curriculum and any photos used in it.
“Parental rights are supreme,and that means protecting the interests of all parents,whether it’s one,10,20 or 50,” he told the newspaper.