WALDORF, Md. — The general manager and two other employees of a Maryland Cracker Barrel have been fired after the restaurant refused service to a group of 11 special education students and seven teachers.

Cracker Barrel removed three employees at the Waldorf, Maryland location after a school said special education students were denied dine-in service.

Parents in Charles County are outraged after a group of students with disabilities and their teachers say they were denied service at the Cracker Barrel in Waldorf. They are calling the incident sad and insensitive.

A Cracker Barrel restaurant reportedly refused to serve a group of students with disabilities from a Maryland public school district who were out on a community field trip. On Dec. 3, a group of 11 students and seven staffers from Charles County Public Schools visited a Cracker Barrel location in Waldorf,

Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, came under fire last week for rejecting a group of special needs students.

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. - A group of disabled students were turned away from a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, MD last week. 11 students and seven staff members from Charles County Public Schools made a visit to Cracker Barrel as part of a program that includes community-based instruction to practice skills they are learning in the classroom.

The protest against Cracker Barrel will be held on December 15th at 1:00 pm at the Waldorf location,” the post read. “