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No Breastfeeding allowed in Collin County Courthouse

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At least that is what Collin County Courthouse employees think!

Elydia Arthur said she was humiliated when two female employees called security and began shouting at her to leave.

It was Thursday, and the mother of three was at the Collin County Courts and Probation building in McKinney with her 10-day-old son, Noah.

Arthur said she received permission to go into an office to nurse the baby. Minutes later, the two women employees confronted her.

"They were like standing in the doorway and they told me I needed to go to the bathroom to feed my baby," Arthur said. "They said, 'You know what? If you don't get up, we'll call security.'"

It amazes me when stuff like this happens, and by two women employees! I hope this incident encourages some education in the community, or at the very least at our COURT HOUSE. Breastfeeding is natural and perfectly acceptable.

If this happened to my wife, I can't imagine the outrage I would feel. Luckily for those involved, Elynda Arthur says she'll settle for an apology.  I can only hope that La Leche catches wind of this and makes an example out of it.

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