Wilton Manors Elementary school in Broward County decided it was a smart idea to divert time from teaching reading and writing to instead go to a gay bar. Moreover, the school board member who took the children says she’s “honored” to have done so.
According to the Daily Caller, board member Sarah Leonardi took young children to Rosie’s Bar and Grill, a gay establishment that serves burgers and mojitos. Leonardi thanked the bar for hosting the children and noted that this is a “special field trip” the establishment hosts every year.
“I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone Wilton Manors Elementary’s field trip to the incredible Rosie’s! We had so much fun walking over the community and learning a lot! A huge thank you to Rosie’s Bar and Grill for hosting this special field trip every year!” tweeted Leonardi.
This tweet was accompanied with photos of small children wearing masks outdoors.
To be asked to be a chaperone was an incredible honor. @WiltonManorsES’s field trip to the incredible Rosie’s! Students and I enjoyed a great walk and gained a lot of knowledge about the area. Thank you so much! @RosiesBnGThank you for organizing this field trip each year! pic.twitter.com/A3rpMbyUJP
— School Board Member Sarah Leonardi (@bcpsleonardi) October 27, 2021
The bar’s menu includes names for dishes such as “Naked Sweaty Lovin’,” “Beet Your Brains Out” “Rhoda Cowboy,” “Ivana Hooker” and “Young Ranch Hand,” though it’s not clear if the children were shown these menus.
A school in @browardschoolsToday district sent elementary school students to visit a gay bar. pic.twitter.com/kfRgzPJwSO
— Libs of Tik Tok (@libsoftiktok) October 28, 2021
There has been online outrage about the incident, but Leonardi and the School Board have not commented.
The outrage, despite what certain groups might say, is justified. Firstly, let’s dismiss the fact that it’s a gay bar and focus on the fact that what they took these small children to was a bar, a place where children have no business being in the first place.
However, the main reason they took the children there was the bar’s focus on homosexuality. The restaurant is open for eating and drinking, as well as for those who are homosexual to meet others. Why children need to be taken to a place where the focus is intimate or sexual relationships between two same-sex people instead of somewhere educational like a museum or natural park is often answered with the excuse that they’re cultivating “tolerance” or “acceptance” among the children.
However, that’s not up for the overseers of public schools to decide. Young students especially should not be exposed to sexual concepts, but learn the basics.
As medical professionals have pointed out, masks should be removed from children under the age of five. This is even worse when it’s in violation of the Florida Republican Governor Ron DeSantis’s ban on schools wearing masks.
It is probable that the school board will face some problems in the future from parents as well as the state, for defying the ban against mask mandates.
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