Florida mom outraged over breastfeeding ban at local college

Mother was booted from a final exam when she showed up with her infant

Calls the policy unfair, citing accommodations made to handicapped and learning-disabled students

A Florida mother turned away from a local college for bringing her baby along to breastfeed while taking her final is fighting back.

Rebecca Mabrey, 25, of Jacksonville, Fl., says that after she was turned away from her final for wanting to breastfeed her newborn during the exam, was also rebuffed by a Florida State College official when she asked for both an explanation and a policy change.

‘My exam kind of landed in between nap time and feeding time,’ Mabrey told WTLV, adding ‘right at the end she’d probably wake up and want to breastfeed.’

No dice: Florida mother Rebecca Mabrey was denied when trying to take a college exam while breastfeeding

The proctor had other ideas though, turning her away and saying no infants are allowed, even after showing a copy of Florida’s maternal and infant health care law on breastfeeding, Mabrey told the station .

Claiming that the school is in direct violation of that law, Mabrey told the station that a school official told her via email that infants are not allowed into proctored exams for both the safety of the infant and to maintain an environment conducive to learning, adding that ‘this is not a prohibition of breastfeeding an infant.’

Fail: Florida State College prohibits mothers from breastfeeding while taking proctored exams

Complaining that the college’s actions are unfair, Mabrey explained to the station the college’s willingness to accommodate handicapped or learning-disabled students, even giving them separate rooms for testing.