The American headteacher forced to
resign after showing her pupils images of Michelangelo's
acclaimed sculpture David will receive a prize from the city of
Florence, Mayor Dario Nardella said on Saturday.
Hope Carrasquilla, headteacher at Classical School in
Tallahassee, Florida, had to step down following a lesson on
Renaissance art after parents claimed the photographs were
"pornographic".
Speaking from New York, Nardella also said he intended to invite
Carrasquilla to Florence so she could admire the original statue
of David in the Accademia Gallery first hand.
"A Florida teacher was forced to resign for showing students
pictures of Michelangelo's David. Trading art for pornography is
simply ridiculous," Nardella wrote in a Facebook post.
"I will personally invite the teacher to Florence to give her an
award on behalf of the city. Art is civilization and those who
teach it deserve respect."
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