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Jennifer Frederick and her six-month old baby Kaylin Frederich, were kicked out of a Burger King in St. Louis, because the baby was barefoot.

Jennifer Frederich, along with baby Kaylin, the baby’s grandmother, and a church youth group of about 25, stopped by the Burger King on their way back from a Christian rock concert.

Citing health concerns, the manager asked Frederick to leave the restaurant.

Jennifer was told by the manager, “You can order ‘to go’ but you’re going to have to leave is she doesn’t have shoes on. It’s against health code.”

“The guy was still saying, ‘That lady is still here with that baby without shoes’,” Frederich said. “I just looked at him and I said, ‘That’s my daughter. She doesn’t own shoes. She’s only 6 months old’… she doesn’t walk. She’s not touching the ground. So there’s no reason for her to have shoes on.”

In an effort to comply, Frederich put socks on the baby, but the manager threatened to call police if she didn’t leave.

Frederich posted her story on Facebook, and word about the incident quickly spread.

“People had to know about this…if you’re going to go to Burger King get some shoes on your baby or go somewhere else,” she said. “I think they just need to understand, it’s a baby. They’re not going to be walking around in their dirty, nasty, feet. I feel like the policy was probably for grown adults who might walk in without shoes on. That’s understandable. But, baby’s don’t wear shoes.”

No shoes, no shirt, no service…indeed! Seriously?

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