Overview

• Guests 17 and under must be accompanied by an adult chaperone aged 21 or older to dine in or risk being asked to leave
• The policy was posted on the franchise’s Facebook page on August 13 with the stated aim of ensuring a respectful atmosphere for all patrons
• A Chick-fil-A spokesperson clarified that each restaurant is locally owned and that this rule applies only to the Kettering location
• The requirement duplicates a Town & Country shopping-center mandate from January 2022 that minors under 18 need adult supervision
• Social media responses ranged from approval of stricter oversight to objections that well-behaved teens and teenage parents are unfairly penalized