Lamy said she and the other chaperones were not made aware of the comment (about watermelon) until after the visit so they carried on with the tour.
So how is it she and the other chaperones were not attending to the kids and listening to the orientation talk? The kids didn’t MAKE THIS UP did they?
"In an interview, MFA Director Matthew Teitelbaum said the museum was not able to determine whether a staffer used the word “watermelon.” There was no audio evidence of the staffer’s remarks to students, Teitelbaum said, and the employee who greeted the group recalled relaying a standard disclosure, that “no food, no drink, and no water bottles” were allowed in the galleries, according to the museum’s statement Friday."