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Ousted Florida Principal Invited to Florence to See ‘Pornographic’ David Statue Herself
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Quick Glance: The 'David' controversy at a Florida high school prompts an invitation from Italy
  • The mayor of Florence and a Florence museum are inviting parents and students from a Florida charter school to see Michelangelo's "David."

  • Tallahassee Classical School's board of directors forced principal Hope Carrasquilla to resign last week after an image of the David was shown to a sixth-grade art class.

  • She invited the principal, school board, parents, and students to see the statue's "purity."

  • Several parents and teachers plan to protest Carrasquilla's departure at Monday night's school board meeting, but Carrasquilla has said she isn't sure she would accept the job back even if offered.
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‘Bigoted vitriol’: Florida Republican urged to resign over offensive trans remarks
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Quick Glance: Republican politician refers to transgender Floridians as "demons and imps," then apologizes.
  • During a committee hearing on Monday, a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives referred to transgender Floridians as "demons and imps" and compared them to "mutants from another planet."

  • Webster Barnaby, R-Deltona, slammed the bill's critics, including numerous transgender Floridians.

  • "The Lord rebuke you, Satan, and all of your demons and all of your imps who come parade before us," Barnaby declared.

  • Barnaby's remarks come after several transgender Floridians and parents of transgender children spoke out in opposition to HB 1521.
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How teachers and librarians are subverting book bans in the US: Books on race and gender identity are the subject of a record number of book bans in the United ...
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How teachers and librarians are subverting book bans in the US
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12 Big Questions About Trump's Indictment In New York: Will there be a mugshot? Could he run for president from prison? We asked legal scholars all your most ...
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12 Big Questions About Trump's Indictment In New York
Quick Glance: Stormy Daniels threatened to dance in the streets if Trump was indicted. She is now upset about what happened.
  • For nearly two hours, Stormy Daniels was unaware of Trump's indictment.

  • Stormy Daniels' statement denying an affair with Trump is from 2018.

  • Recap: A grand jury indicts Donald Trump in New York, making him the first former president to face criminal charges.

  • "I think obviously the grand jury looked at a lot of documents and heard a lot of testimony and made a decision, and I have to respect that," Brewster said.
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Fewer pronouns, more guns: Ron DeSantis’s plan to turn the US into Florida: Florida governor sees state as ‘blueprint’ for America, but his policies may not be ...
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Fewer pronouns, more guns: Ron DeSantis’s plan to turn the US into Florida
Quick Glance: How Disney used deception to save its Florida kingdom, prompting DeSantis to threaten retaliation
  • Disney, according to DeSantis' office, was pushing for silence.

  • Two state officials quietly met with top administrators at Reedy Creek last May, as DeSantis began to highlight his battles with Disney in political speeches.

  • According to the notice, the board planned to vote on an agreement that would affect "a majority of the land located within the jurisdictional boundaries of Reedy Creek Improvement District."

  • Instead, an hour after the Reedy Creek board granted Disney the requested powers, DeSantis declared that the company would "no longer going to have self-government" and teased that the new board might push for more Disney World discounts for Florida residents.
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The Simpsons eerily predicts parents’ demands to censor Michelangelo’s David in school
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The David isn’t porn, though Italy’s offer to Florida school is about exposure — to education | Opinion
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Partisan school boards disenfranchise voters | Letters: Other letter-writers discuss Reedy Creek and the governor's attacks on the media.
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Partisan school boards disenfranchise voters | Letters
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If nude ‘David’ makes us blush, then shame on us | Editorial: A public charter school in Tallahassee firing its principal over failure to notify parents of ...
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If nude ‘David’ makes us blush, then shame on us | Editorial: A public charter school in Tallahassee firing its principal over failure to notify parents of ...
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If nude ‘David’ makes us blush, then shame on us | Editorial
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Florida House votes to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law: Florida could expand what critics call the "Don't Say Gay" law that limits discussions of gender ...
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Florida House votes to expand 'Don't Say Gay' law
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USA: Pornographic? Teacher shows famous sculpture - fatal consequences: Parents in Florida complained about a sculpture in class. This had severe consequences ...
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USA: Pornographic? Teacher shows famous sculpture - fatal consequences
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Good idea, Tallahassee: Universal school start times | Editorial: With the support of Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, the Florida Legislature may require ...
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Good idea, Tallahassee: Universal school start times | Editorial
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Epic Flight Academy Opens New Location in Florida - FLYING Magazine: The grand opening of Epic's third Part 141 flight school took place on January 14 at ...
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