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Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A school board member in Florida told local media outlets this week she received death threats after posting a message on social media about a field trip elementary school students took to a bar and grill located in a predominantly LGBTQ neighborhood.

Leonardi posted pictures from the visit on Twitter Wednesday afternoon and wrote she was "SO honored" to assist with chaperoning the trip. A huge thank you to RosiesBnG for hosting this special field trip every year," the tweet said. The students and I had a fun walk over and learned a lot about our community!

A huge thank you to RosiesBnG for hosting this special field trip every year! Leonardi's post began receiving negative responses from other members of the community and even from Florida Governor Ron DeSantis ' press secretary, Christina Pushaw.

Elementary Class' Field Trip to Bar Prompts Death Threats Toward School Board

Broward County Public Schools, the sixth-largest school district in the U. The students "learn about the types of jobs involved in operating a restaurant, how to pay for their meal, and how to leave a tip for the service they receive," the district's statement said. Zieba also pushed back against the individuals referring to Rosie's as a "gay bar" on social media in a conversation with The Miami Herald.

The Broward Teachers Union told the station the Florida Department of Education was planning to look into the field trip in the wake of the controversy. A spokesperson for the department confirmed an investigator planned to visit the school in a statement shared with Newsweek on Friday. Copy Link.

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