PRINCIPAL FIRED OVER DAVID STATUE LAUDED IN ITALY WITH TRIP, AWARD

Christiana Lilly

The story of a principal who was fired after showing students a photo of the statue of David appears to have a happy ending.

Hope Carrasquilla, who was forced to resign when she showed the naked statue to sixth graders, was invited to Florence by the director of the Galleria dell’Accademia to see the famous sculpture in person, NPR reports.

“David was magnificent in person,” Carrasquilla told NPR. “All students should study the Renaissance, not only the art but the history as well.”

During her visit to Italy, she also received an award from the city of Florence. In a tweet, Mayor Dario Nardella said, “Well we promised to invite you to #Firenze and today you will be in Palazzo Vecchio to tell us that art has absolutely nothing to do with pornography.”

Carrasquilla, who was the principal at the Tallahassee Classical School, was forced to resign in March after three parents complained that she showed “pornographic”