The Daily Populous

Monday March 27th, 2023 day edition

image for Italian museum invites U.S. school after principal resigns for showing 'pornographic' David statue

The Florence museum housing Michelangelo's Renaissance masterpiece the David invited parents and students from a Florida charter school to visit after complaints about a lesson featuring the statue forced the principal to resign.

Florence Mayor Dario Nardella also tweeted an invitation for the principal to visit so he can personally honour her.

But the board of the Tallahassee Classical School pressured Principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

The school has a policy requiring parents to be notified in advance about "controversial" topics being taught.

The work, considered a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, depicts the Biblical David going to fight Goliath armed only with his faith in God.

Un’insegnante della Florida è stata costretta a licenziarsi per aver mostrato agli studenti le foto del David di Michelangelo.

She invited the principal, school board, parents and student body to view the "purity" of the statue. »

Wisconsin 1st graders were told they couldn't sing 'Rainbowland' by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus because it was too controversial. The song is about accepting others.

Authored by insider.com

School administrators in Wisconsin found the song to be too controversial, The Los Angeles Times reported.

Miley Cyrus and Dolly Parton's "Rainbowland" is the song at the center of the controversy.

Students in a first-grade class in Wisconsin were excited to sing a song about coming together and loving each other by Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus, but school administrators said the song was too controversial. »

Busy Saturday: House passes Trans Health Equity Act, advances price-gouging and data protections, backs a new state spirit

Authored by marylandmatters.org

The Maryland House of Delegates voted Saturday to approve the Trans Health Equity Act — a bill that just a year ago disappeared from the chamber’s agenda ahead of a floor vote.

“And that’s part of the reason I feel the passion and the connection to our trans brothers and sisters.”.

The House of Delegates unanimously approved House Bill 178 which would make Maryland Rye Whiskey the official state spirit. »

Female Game Devs Open Up About Harassment And Drink Spiking At GDC

Authored by respawnfirst.com

Recently GDC has become a hub for harassment, assault, and drink spiking, and multiple game developers have stepped forward to voice their concerns.

Harassment, Assault, And Drink Spiking At The Game Developers Conference (GDC).

Game dev and writer Leena also had the same to say about the drink spiking and harassment at GDC. »

Netanyahu fires Gallant, says he 'lost trust' in defense minister

Authored by jpost.com

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defense Minister Yoav Gallant following his opposition to the judicial reform, it was announced on Sunday evening.

The prime minister told Gallant he lost his trust in the defense minister after he "went behind the government's back" on Saturday evening, while Netanyahu was visiting the United Kingdom.

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a vote in the assembly hall of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 15, 2023 (credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90). »