That being said… it was unfair and many people including those who sanctioned it should be held accountable,’ wrote another. ‘I assume that their field trips like our field trip will have to submit a request with details of the trip as well as educational value. Someone else tweeted, ‘Honestly could care less if the establishment is a bar of all things “gay” or whatever.īroward County School Board member Sarah Leonardi posted photos of a group of Wilton Manors Elementary School kids at Rosie’s Bar and Grill ‘Whether it’s a gay bar or not….it’s a bar!! Why are the kids going on a field trip to a bar?!?!,” posted a Twitter user. ‘I was so honored to be invited to a field trip to Wilton Manors Elementary for the incredible Rosie! The students and I had a fun walk and learned a lot about our community! Many thanks to Rosie Bar & Grill for hosting this special field trip every year!’ posted by leonardi Twitter And Facebook on Thursday.Ĭommentators quickly questioned whether the bar, gay or not, was a place to take young children on a field trip in the first place. "If I could have went on a field trip like this at that age, it would have been literally life changing," a user posted and claimed that "From what I've gathered, the bar and grill isn’t a typical "bar" - they have special kid-friendly menus and coloring pages.A Florida Elementary school is under fire after grade-schoolers are taken on a field trip to a gay bar-one that offers menu items filled with sexual puns like Rhoda Cowboy and Ivana Hooker.īroward County School Board member Sarah Leonardi shared on social media photos of a group of children from Wilton Manors Elementary School in Fort Lauderdale at Rosie’s Bar and Grill, a well-known LGBT hangout. On the other hand, some users hailed this move. Many also questioned if parents had been asked to sign a ‘consent slip’ before their young kids were sent to a bar. People also questioned why the board member could not have taken the elementary school kids to a zoo, park or a museum for a field trip. Inappropriate," another user lashed out at the board member. "Why is there a field trip to a bar? Get it together. "I'm also curious what was taught on this field trip…I’m not homophobic at all but it’s up to parents to talk about it with their kids." "The menu item names are the most concerning part for me," a user replied to the tweet. This decision was hugely questioned by people and parents on the internet who felt it was completely inappropriate to take children, especially of this age, to a place which is filled with alcohol, has suggestive menu and possibly inappropriate wordings and actions too.Īlso read | Couple sentenced to 10 months jail for 'oral sex' pic outside Mexico cathedral She thanked the bar authorities "for hosting this special field trip every year". She also revealed that this was not the first time she had arranged such a trip. School Board Member Sarah Leonardi Octo×
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