Neither Broward school board members nor Leonardi immediately responded to a request for comment. Sarah Leonardi took school kids to Rosie's Bar & Grill (Twitter/ bcpsleonardi) A Florida school board member has come under fire after she reportedly took children as young as ten on a field trip to a gay bar. In the photos, all kids and most of the staff were wearing masks, even outdoors, while workers at Rosie's did not wear masks. Rosie's describes itself as a "tropical oasis" for LGBTQ+ people and allies.īroward School Board member takes little kids to a gay bar on a field trip, forcing them to wear masks “to keep them safe.” - Christina Pushaw ? October 28, 2021įlorida Governor Ron DeSantis' press secretary Christina Pushaw posted about the incident on Twitter Thursday morning, writing "Broward School Board member takes little kids to a gay bar on a field trip, forcing them to wear masks 'to keep them safe.'" "School board member Sarah Leonardi accompanied Wilton Manors Elementary school on a field trip to a LGBT bar", the post continued, noting the sexually suggestive pun-filled items on Rosie's menu such as Naked Sweaty Lovin', Rhoda Cowboy, Ivana Hooker, Young Ranch Hand, and The Left One: 'Cause sometimes the left ones are bigger. Leonardi's post was shared in the Moms for Liberty - Broward County, FL Facebook group, where one person wrote: "I remember when school field trips were to Butterfly World, Bonnet House or the museum."
Leonardi posted photos of the trip, which depicted young children sitting in the restaurant, with dozens on bottles of booze visible in the background. Florida elementary school is slammed after board member took children on field trip to a gay bar where menu items include Willy Cheesesteak and Rhoda Cowboy Broward County school board member Sarah. "I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone Wilton Manors Elementary's field trip to the incredible Rosie's! The students and I had a fun walk over and learned a lot about our community! A huge than you to Rosie's Bar and Grill for hosting this special field trip every year!" Leonardi wrote. Sara Leonardi, a Broward County school board member for district three, wrote on Facebook on Wednesday that she was "SO honored" to be asked to chaperone for Wilton Manors Elementary.Ī school in district took elementary age kids to a gay bar on a field trip today /kfRgzPJwSO- Libs of Tik Tok October 28, 2021 Every race, color, creed or ethnicity," he told the paper.A Facebook post from a Broward school board member has revealed that a Florida elementary school took young children on a field trip to local gay bar that features a sexual innuendo-filled menu. Zieba also pushed back against the individuals referring to Rosie's as a "gay bar" on social media in a conversation with The Miami Herald. "We're getting horrible emails, they're jamming our phone lines all day with nasty comments, cursing out my staff," Zieba told the station. John Zieba, the owner of Rosie's, told WFOR-TV his staff has also been targeted as news of the field trip spread. The students were given a kids-friendly menu while visiting Rosie's, the district added. "In addition, as part of the field trip, the Wilton Manors Police Department provides traffic assistance for the students so they can see and learn about the different ways police officers support the community."
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The students "learn about the types of jobs involved in operating a restaurant, how to pay for their meal, and how to leave a tip for the service they receive," the district's statement said. and second-largest in Florida, responded to the controversy in a statement issued Thursday that said the field trip was part of a lesson known as "how we organize ourselves" in which students learn about the organizational structure and responsibilities of a community. Pushaw's tweet about the field trip included a photo of the bar and grill's menu and suggested Leonardi may have initiated the visit "EXPECTING that some parents would protest, so she could call the FBI and go on MSNBC to discuss all the 'threatening messages' she's received from 'insurrectionist' parents."īroward County Public Schools, the sixth-largest school district in the U.S. Leonardi's post began receiving negative responses from other members of the community and even from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' press secretary, Christina Pushaw. I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone field trip to the incredible Rosie’s! The students and I had a fun walk over and learned a lot about our community! A huge thank you to for hosting this special field trip every year! /A3rpMbyUJP- School Board Member Sarah Leonardi October 27, 2021 Broward School Board member takes little kids to a gay bar on a field trip, forcing them to wear masks ‘to keep them safe,’ she wrote.