Italian city Florence got deserved today at teacher American Hope Carrasquilla, parting for showing their students pictures Michelangelo’s Davidconsidered”pornographic” by some parents.

The mayor of this city that was the birthplace of the Renaissance, Dario Nardella, received this former teacher from the Tallahassee Classical School in Florida, which gave her confessionand then they took part in an art meeting with the director of the Academy of Arts and Drawings, Christina Achidini, and others.

“A few weeks ago she was attacked for showing Michelangelo’s David to her students. Today it receives recognition in the name of art and culture from the City Hall of Florence. Art, civilization and those who teach it deserve respect,” the adviser wrote on Twitter.

Poche settimane fa stata stata attaccata per aver mostrato ai suoi studenti il ​​David di Michelangelo. Auggie Reese Dahl @comunefi recognition in the name of art and culture. L’arte è civiltà e chi la insegna Merita rispetto. Welcome Professor Hope Carrasquilla! pic.twitter.com/ncKYYBptoe

— Dario Nardella (@DarioNardella) April 29, 2023

Nardella and the teacher were seen on the balcony of the Consistory, Palazzo Vecchio, directly above a replica of the mythical sculpture (the original is kept at the Academy), in front of which they were later photographed.

“I regret what happened, which I did not foresee, but it caused the school a lot of trouble, and not all of it was positive (…) I hope that teaching Renaissance art will not be a problem for anyone again” , said the media teacher today.

He “confession“comprises diploma in which hisobligation» with transfer values “without fear”.

“For his obligation V education young generations in beauty and harmony through Art, recognizing the importance of transmitting the same harmony to the social harmony of the community, for their commitment to protecting learning and, in doing so, to protecting the same values ​​of the open world. thinking, understanding and dialogue that embody the very spirit of humanism and renaissance, without fear of change,” the document says.

Last month, the American press published the story of Carrasquilla, a school principal in Tallahassee, Florida, who was forced to step down after she exposed the work of the Biblical king naked in class.

The teacher after 20 years of teaching explained that the reason is that in program from Art Sixth grade had classic sculptures of nude characters like David. I do not like To parents and to the rest managers.