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  • Why a Blue Ridge riverside restaurant is under fire from parents

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• Viral Video Shows Restaurant Owner Confronting Breastfeeding Mother in Georgia [WATCH] (drewberquist.com) — A recent incident at Toccoa Riverside Restaurant in Blue Ridge has drawn national attention after a visiting mother says she was confronted for briefly breastfeeding her baby. Her video of the exchange went viral, sparking debate over Georgia’s legal protections for nursing mothers and the restaurant’s customer treatment, especially given its past criticism over an “adult surcharge” policy for families.
   

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