Breast-feeding mom: Six Flags told me to move
Breast-feeding mom: Six Flags told me to move
July 15, 2005
BY DAN MORAN
A Great Lakes Naval Base mother is crying foul after an employee at Six Flags Hurricane Harbor allegedly asked her not to breast-feed her 4-month-old daughter in a wading area at the water park.
Rebecca Gray said she has filed a complaint with park officials and is considering legal action to reinforce a state law allowing mothers to breast-feed their infants anywhere in public without interference.
According to Gray, she was standing in a wading area on June 18 watching her 2-year-old son while breast-feeding her daughter, who was beneath a blanket. "I was actually a lot more covered than most people," she said.
In a letter to the Gurnee park, Gray said a lifeguard told her she needed to leave the pool because it was a health code violation.
According to Lake County Health Department spokeswoman Marcia Stanek, breast-feeding is not covered by health codes for public pools.
Six Flags spokeswoman Michelle Hoffman said Thursday the park is reviewing Gray's complaint. "If it did happen, we'll make sure it doesn't happen again," she said.
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