Cracker Barrel apologizes after refusing to serve students with special needs

Cracker Barrel has apologized after its Waldorf, Maryland, restaurant refused to serve a group of students with special needs last week.

The Lebanon, Tennessee-based restaurant chain said that its inability to accommodate the party was unrelated to the students' abilities, but that the situation was nonetheless "unfortunate." 

"Our missteps last week were unfortunate but were unrelated to the students' capabilities," Cracker Barrel said in a statement to CBS MoneyWatch Monday. "They were due to our inability to accommodate a party of 18 that arrived when we were facing unexpected staffing issues and had partially closed our second dining room."