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Did Colonial Williamsburg Make Gluten-Sensitive Boy Eat Outside in the Rain?

Scott Adams

By Scott Adams
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A lawsuit claims that Colonial Williamsburg kicked an 11-year-old gluten-sensitive boy out of Shields Tavern earlier this year are drawing attention and sharp comment.

The boy, identified in court documents only as “J.D.,” suffers from a medical condition that prevents him from eating the same food as his classmates, and the restaurant’s policy specifically forbids outside food.

The lawsuit claims that, even after a teacher tried to persuade the manager to let him stay, the manager forced J.D. out of the restaurant, where he ate his lunch in the rain.

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Yep I brought this up last month in a article

https://www.celiac.com/forums/topic/118907-eating-out-and-discrimination/

 

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