BALTIMORE, Md. – Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights (MCCR) today announced a settlement with Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., resolving allegations that the company discriminated against a group of students from Dr. James Craik Elementary School based on their disabilities during a visit to its Waldorf, Maryland restaurant.
The incident occurred in December 2024 when 11 students and their teachers from two special education programs visited Cracker Barrel as part of a community-based instruction program designed to help students practice social and life skills.
Teachers alleged that the group experienced delays and mistreatment because of the students’ disabilities. Under Maryland law and the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, public accommodations are prohibited from denying individuals with disabilities the full and equal enjoyment of goods and services…