A protest, organized by Reed, is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Waldorf Cracker Barrel. Forty-five people have responded on the protest's Facebook page − titled #CanWeEatNow − as of Sunday.

Kurt Yancy Williams, 52, dining at the Maryland Cracker Barrel, said he hadn't heard of the protest, but he believes no one in the U.S. should face discrimination at businesses.

Some restaurants run by the Tennessee-based chain, known for Southern fixins’ like chicken fried steak and grits, are getting ...

People protest outside of Cracker Barrel on Dec. 15, 2024, where a group of 11 special education students and seven staff members from Maryland's Charles County Public Schools District were ...

3 Cracker Barrel workers fired after claims that autistic kids were refused service. A field-trip incident at a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, prompts parents to plan a protest.

Parents showed up to protest outside of the Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland on Dec. 15. Courtesy Dustin Reed/Getty Images. Dec. 18, 2024, 4:01 PM EST. By Joseph Lamour.

A group of special needs students and school staffers were allegedly denied service at a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Md., on Dec. 3; The restaurant company, which has denied that their disabilities ...

A Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland refused service to students with disabilities, leading to a planned protest by parents and the firing of three employees.

One parent, Dustin Reed, posted on Facebook about a protest scheduled for Dec. 15 at the Waldorf Cracker Barrel. “Thank you all for the support, and we hope to see as many of you there,” he wrote.

People protest outside of Cracker Barrel on Dec. 15, 2024, where a group of 11 special education students and seven staff members from Maryland's Charles County Public Schools District were ...