Zieba said the field trip has happened most years in the past decade, with last year being an exception due to COVID-19. Leonardi and Zieba said they’ve been reported to Wilton Manors police. Rosie’s has also received threats, said John Zieba, co-owner of the restaurant. “The health, safety, and welfare of Florida’s 2.9 million students is of utmost importance.” “We have an investigator going down there tomorrow to determine if there is a legally sufficient complaint,” said Jared Ochs, a spokesman for the department. Now the state Department of Education, which has already been feuding with the Broward School District over its mandatory mask policy, is investigating. The restaurant, a staple in the largely gay city for 19 years, uses campy adult humor in its decor and menu that social-media users say is inappropriate for children. A Broward School Board member’s post about an elementary school field trip to a bar and grill popular with Wilton Manors’ LGBTQ community has led to a firestorm on social media, reports of death threats, and now a state investigation.Ī group of kindergarten students from Wilton Manors Elementary visited nearby Rosie’s Bar & Grill on Wednesday morning as part of a field trip to learn about restaurants and businesses in their community.
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