Even John Zieba, the restaurant's owner, said he had received attacks and threats on the phone. However, Leonardi said some of the comments and arguments regarding the school field trip had overstepped appropriate boundaries.
The DOJ has branded such acts as almost similar to "domestic terrorism," which has sparked a different controversy. In recent weeks, school board members through the National School Boards Association have asked for assistance from the Department of Justice amid a spate of violent threats against school officials enforcing the rules. What if the Broward school board member took little kids to this bar EXPECTING that some parents would protest, so she could call the FBI and go on MSNBC to discuss all the “threatening messages” she’s received from “insurrectionist” parents? /bkEFg9YIkC- Christina Pushaw ? October 28, 2021 In a second tweet, Pushaw also implied that Leonardi was likely expecting a protest from the parents so she could go to the press or the FBI to harp about threats and insurrection. Ron DeSantis, reshared Leonardi's tweet and suggested that the school board member was forcing her liberal ideologies on the kids.
Read Also: Kentucky High School Lap Dance Involving Students and Teachers Sparks Investigations Outcry from ConservativesĬhristina Pushaw, who works as the press secretary for Gov. I was SO honored to be invited to chaperone 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 for hosting this special field trip every year! /A3rpMbyUJP- School Board Member Sarah Leonardi October 27, 2021 The school board member said she would like to focus on engaging the community with positivity as the representative of her school district. Speaking with NBC Miami, Leonardi said that "bigoted" people targeted her family, friends, and church community because of her post, prompting her to report the threats to the authorities. The said eatery is known for its racy menus. She also mentioned that they went to Rosie's Bar and Grill. Sarah Leonardi of the Broward County Public Schools shared the photos of the school field trip involving the kids from Wilton Manors Elementary School on her Twitter account. A school board member has been receiving death threats after she shared on social media that she chaperoned a school field trip that brought the students to a popular Florida gay bar and grill.