'The Simpsons' Predicted Florida Parent Outrage Over Michelangelo's David

Deadline: According to The Washington Post, the charter schools that rely on [Christian] Hillsdale’s curriculum are supposed to teach Renaissance art to sixth graders, which includes the statue of David.

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After a Florida school principal resigned for showing Michelangelo's David in class, it turns out The Simpsons predicted this exact scenario over 30 years ago.

It's the latest in a series of real-world events predicted by Matt Groening's cartoon, which includes Donald Trump's presidency, the Disney and Fox merger, and murder hornets.

On Monday, Hope Carrasquilla, the principal at Tallahassee Classical School resigned from her position at the school after a Renaissance art lesson included a section showing Michelangelo's classic marble sculpture of a naked man.

The school board's chair Barney Bishop reportedly told Carrasquilla that she could either quit or be fired but gave no reason for the ultimatum. Three parents complained that their children felt uncomfortable with the lesson, which included a section on David. Newsweek has reached out to Tallahassee Classical School by email for comment.

If this situation sounds familiar, it's because Marge Simpson went through a similar battle when it came to censoring art for children in Episode 9 of The Simpsons' second season, which first aired on December 20, 1999.

After successfully leading a group to censor the TV cartoon Itchy & Scratchy over its depiction of violence, the group then call for Marge to help them censor an upcoming traveling exhibition of Michelangelo's sculpture David in Springfield.

Protestors in Springfield call David an "abomination" and "filth."

"It graphically portrays parts of the human body, which practical as they may be, are evil," Helen Lovejoy tells Marge.