Cracker Barrel dismisses 3 workers after 'unacceptable' handling of special education students
A general manager and two other employees were dismissed from a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, after the restaurant sparked outrage over its treatment of special education students who were visiting on a field trip.
3 Cracker Barrel employees fired from Maryland location after refusing to seat students with special needs
The group from Charles County Public Schools was refused seating during an outing on Dec. 3 at the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store on Robert S. Crain Highway. The students and CCPS staff apparently had to wait for more than an hour before finally getting their lunch in takeout boxes to eat outside the restaurant.
Cracker Barrel apologizes after Maryland location refused service to students with special needs
Students and teachers apparently had to wait for more than an hour, after they were refused seating, before getting meals in takeout boxes on Tuesday.
Parents plan Cracker Barrel protest after restaurant ‘refused service’ to special needs students
The protest against Cracker Barrel will be held on December 15th at 1:00 pm at the Waldorf location,” the post read. “
‘Saw red’: Disabled students were refused service at Cracker Barrel
A group of special education students recently dropped by a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Md., during an educational outing. That Cracker Barrel reportedly refused to serve the students, causing uproar within the community.
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