Florida charter school principal Hope Carrasquilla told The Tallahassee Democrat that she resigned from her position at Tallahassee Classical School after the school’s board chair, Barney Bishop, presented her with an ultimatum last week: resign or be fired. Bishop, a lobbyist, and supporter of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) “Parental Rights” educational agenda confirmed that he had given Carrasquilla the ultimatum, but would not say why citing advice from the school’s employment lawyer.
Carrasquilla believes she was forced out after three parents complained about a sixth-grade art lesson in which an art teacher showed images of Michelangelo’s David and The Creation of Adam along with Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus. They claimed that the lesson upset their children. Two reportedly said they wished they had been notified beforehand, while a third alleged that the lesson was pornographic.
Tallahassee Classical School follows the Hillsdale College curriculum, which emphasizes the centrality of the Western tradition in the study of history, literature, philosophy, and the fine arts. The curriculum requires Renaissance art to be taught in sixth grade. But last month, the school’s board passed a new rule requiring parents to be notified two weeks before anything potentially controversial is taught. Carrasquilla and Bishop have both said that parents should have been notified ahead of the art lesson in question, but a letter was never sent.
Principal Choice ‘Fired or Resign’ After Students Renaissance Class Shown Michelangelo’s David
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