McDonald's branch hires bouncers to deal with school children
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Bouncers are being put on the doors of a Manchester branch of McDonald's after months of anti-social behaviour from school children.
Staff at the Chorlton restaurant say there's been "thousands of pounds worth of damage".
From now on, security will restrict the number of teenagers entering the restaurant to two at a time.
The measures will be enforced between 3pm and 6pm on weekdays when the restaurant is busiest.
"These measures were introduced in consultation with the police, local council and two nearby schools," a McDonald's spokesman told Newsbeat.
"[It's] after a series of incidents in which a large group of young people caused thousands of pounds worth of damage to the restaurant and threatened and abused staff and customers.
"The safety of our employees and customers is of the utmost importance and we take a zero-tolerance approach to any activity that puts this at risk."
One Chorlton resident told Newsbeat he's glad McDonald's is taking action.
"The kids have no respect for adults in that place, no please, no thank you," he said.
"They take over the place. I even heard one teenager swear at police.
"He was then arrested."
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A member of staff confirmed they sometimes switch the wifi off to encourage teenagers to leave
Nearby businesses are happy with the introduction of security staff.
But none wanted to be named for fear they could be targeted.
"There's always a fight happening or they're deliberately disturbing the public," one told Newsbeat.
"They're just loud and rude all the time."
This is the latest in a series of measures McDonald's has implemented against anti-social behaviour.
In a Stoke branch they under-18s are only allowed to dine if they are with an adult.
Otherwise they have to take their food away.
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