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 turning away students with disabilities
A Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland declined service to students with disabilities, according to Charles County Public Schools, leading to a planned protest.
Cracker Barrel employees fired after claims they refused to serve special needs students in Waldorf
Cracker Barrel said it fired the general manager of its restaurant in Waldorf, along with two other employees, after special needs students and their teachers said Cracker Barrel staff members refused to serve the students.
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.
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