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

A group of students with disabilities visited a Cracker Barrel in Waldorf, Maryland, and were refused service, according to school officials, leading to community outcry and a planned protest.

A field trip for special education students to a Cracker Barrel in Maryland this week has resulted in outcry from teachers and parents. On Tuesday, a group of 11 students and seven staff members from Maryland's Charles County Public Schools District were "refused service" at the Cracker Barrel restaurant in Waldorf,