No Breastfeeding allowed in Collin County Courthouse

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:08:35 GMT

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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Summer Film Series at Myers Park

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:57:36 GMT

Humphrey Bogart, Superman, Ferris Bueller, zombies and Oompa Loompas will be featured in the summer film series each Friday beginning tomorrow through Aug. 24 at Myers Park and Event Center, formerly called the Collin County Youth Park.

The park will be open at 6 p.m. every Friday for the entire family. The cost to see the movies is $10 per vehicle, no matter how many people are in the car. The movies will be shown at dusk and cartoon short films will be shown prior to the movie. An open play area will be available for children. Concessions will offer a variety of items, including popcorn, hot dogs and other items, and coolers will not be allowed into the park.

Scheduled Movies:

“Grease” 06/08/07
“Night of the Living Dead” 06/15/07
“Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” 06/22/07
“Superman” 07/13/07
“Viva Las Vegas” 07/20/07
“The Karate Kid” 07/27/07
“The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” 08/03/07
“Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” 08/24/07
“Casablanca” 08/17/07
“Back to the Future” 08/24/07

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No Breastfeeding allowed in Collin County Courthouse

Summer Film Series at Myers Park