Florida school board member takes elementary school students on field trip to gay bar

Florida parents were outraged amongst many others viewing a trip to a local gay bar on social media. 

A 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 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.

The post shows photos of children in a popular Florida gay bar, Rosie’s Bar and Grill, including a photo of the group posing next to the restaurant’s sign. 

Screenshots of Leonardi’s post have since circulated on social media, sparking outrage. It wasn’t the fact that it had anything to do with being a gay bar, it was the fact it was a bar in general. 

“School board member Sarah Leonardi accompanied Wilton Manors Elementary school on a field trip to a LGBT bar which features menu items like: The Big Girl Burgers, Rhoda Cowboy, Ivana Hooker, Hellena Bun, Georgia Bleu, Young ranch hand, Willy cheesesteak,” a screenshot from a private Facebook group, called Moms for Liberty – Broward County, Fl, shows one person saying. The screenshot was posted on the Twitter account Libs of TikTok. 

Rosie’s Bar website shows these items on the menu, but it’s unclear if the children were offered the same menu. 

Many took to social media to voice their opinions.

Libs of Tik Tok- “A school in @browardsschools district took elementary age kids to a gay bar on a field trip today!”

Wanderer- “When are we going to say ENOUGH?”

Trump 2024 TruthTeller- “The kind of bar is not even the point…it’s a BAR!”

Kelly B- “Get your kids out of public schools.”