A McDonald’s restaurant within the progressive Washington, D.C. suburb of Fairfax County, Virginia has banned underneath 21-year-olds from indoor eating after “repeated incidents of pupil violence.” Adults should ring a doorbell to be let in by workers.
The McDonald’s is positioned simply outdoors the Beltway within the Franconia neighborhood between Alexandria and Springfield. It has been a well-liked hangout for college students of a number of close by faculties, together with Thomas A. Edison Excessive College.
An indication posted on the door says, “RING THE DOORBELL SAFETY NOTICE: Efficient instantly. As a consequence of repeated incidents of pupil violence, this McDonald’s location is quickly closed for dine-in service to anybody underneath 21 years of age. The choice was made to guard our workers, our visitors, and our neighborhood. Adults — we’re nonetheless right here to serve you! Please ring the doorbell, and a member of our group will help you. We thanks for understanding as we work to maintain our restaurant a protected and welcoming place for all. Administration.”
Underneath 21s can nonetheless use the drive-thru and choose up meals ordered on the app.
A video report by WRC-TV reveals younger folks concerned in large fights contained in the McDonald’s:
A report by WTOP-FM states college students have been allegedly concerned in an incident the place a gun was fired within the Franconia Street McDonald’s in 2023 (excerpt):
One latest incident in 2023 concerned a gunshot heard within the lavatory of the McDonald’s. Police reported that the teenagers seen leaving the premises shortly after the gun discharged have been college students at close by Edison Excessive College.
In a press release to WTOP on Friday, McDonald’s stated: “We love being a part of the Edison neighborhood and we worth each buyer. We’ve enhanced our Franconia Street McDonald’s safety measures in an effort to advertise a protected surroundings for our prospects and workers. This coverage was developed in partnership with native college officers with oversight from native regulation enforcement. This serves as a short lived repair as we work in the direction of a long-term answer for all.”
WJLA-TV spoke to a buyer who has dined at that McDonalds for practically fifty years who stated the issues with the scholars have been constructing for about ten years (excerpt):
“Once I used to come back right here I used to be solely 16 possibly 15,” stated longtime, loyal buyer Robert Hancasky.
Hancasky says for practically 50 years he’s been frequenting this McDonalds.
“I come right here each morning, get my sausage biscuit and my hash brown. This has been slowing manifesting in all probability over 10 years,” he added.
Hancasky says highschool college students routinely trash the loos, begin fights in eating space, and customarily present an disagreeable expertise for everybody.
“The combating is an issue and so they’re fairly brazen. The administration tries to step in and these youngsters are fairly violent. And let’s be sincere, they’re younger adults.. They’re simply making an attempt to cease the violence as a result of it’s not truthful to another buyer who is available in for the sandwich, a hard-working particular person, they obtained to place up with a bunch of idiots,” concluded Hancasky.
WJLA additionally reported a press release from Fairfax County Colleges:
“Edison Excessive College’s attendance coverage makes it clear that college students who go away campus in the course of the college day and not using a mum or dad check-out will obtain an unexcused absence. In a latest college neighborhood publication, Edison Excessive College shared a press release from the proprietor of the McDonald’s on Franconia Street detailing the restaurant’s new safety coverage. FCPS encourages households to speak to their college students about applicable conduct, together with in the neighborhood.”
Fairfax County was a protected place to boost a household with glorious faculties. Since being taken over by Democrat progressives, it now not is.
