"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 thank you to Rosie's Bar and Grill for hosting this special field trip every year!" Broward County School Board member Sarah Leonardi posted on her official school board Facebook page Wednesday. It will not again, but I think that is because of outside influences and not because of the people with kids in the school or people working for the school/district care.Ī Florida school board member chaperoned a group of elementary school children on a field trip to a gay bar, according to photos of the trip she posted to social media. I just feel like for those in the community and with kids in the school, this is a bigger deal because of the social media perception rather than it actually happened. No other parent went to social media to complain when this occurred? Ever? Not even the news or filing a complaint. I agree there is no purpose in the field trip But we do know the school organized and the school board is okay with an activity that serves no educational purpose.
Who knows if the parents realize what the fieldtrips entail. We don't know if the parents have or have not complained about the field trip. If the school admins/teachers did their job, the parents wouldn't need to be spending time watching everything going on with their kids. Parents are responsible for keeping them in check. Schools are responsible for what they do. This got noticed because a school board member said something. The community did not have a problem with it for years. I don't think outsiders are involved with selecting the curriculum or the day to day operations of the schools.īut no one in the community cared to report this for years. That's the problem with folks in charge of educating kids now days right there The Department of Education came in to check on the matter and they haven’t released any results of their findings.My issue is that no one in the school or community seemed to think this was an issue until it hit social media MORE NEWS: Miami Weather: Warm Weekend Ahead With Plenty Of Sun The school board member said most of the criticism came from calls from out of the area and when CBS 4 News checked with the Broward school district, we were told about 20 emails came in and only three were from Broward parents.
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The kids were separated in an outdoor patio area.ĭan Hill was having lunch but not the waitstaff didn’t mentioned to me how cute it was that the kids were learning how to say, please and thank you. “I’m sad that its people are digging into whatever stereotypes and old notions that they may or may not have.” The restaurant said nothing like this has ever happened before. The Florida Department of Education even sent an investigator to look into the matter. You’re not a teacher at all.” READ MORE: Space Launches Soar in Florida As SpaceX Crew Splashs Down Off Florida Coast You are a child abuser by taking kids to some bar gay bar, you need to resign. While you wouldn’t take them to the museum. “I don’t understand why you would take a field trip to take children to a gay bar. The trip had been previously authorized by kindergarten and first-grade school parents.Ī school board member posted pictures she got, criticizing phone calls like one from a man in California. On Friday, there was heavy police presence outside Wilton Manors Elementary and a strong show of support from parents. It all stems from the fact that this restaurant bar and grill, Rosie’s is located in a predominantly gay community. This has now escalated to the state level. READ MORE: Mother's Day Spending Expected To Reach Record $31.7 Billion This Year
The field trip controversy has parents in Wilton Manors speaking out and showing support. MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A field trip for young students to a neighborhood bar and grill has led to threats for a Broward school board member.