After a wave of criticism, the Louisiana location updated its Facebook page.

Chick-fil – A is under fire from some parents over a controversial summer camp at a Louisiana location. The program aims to teach children life skills and practical applications in an environment that’s unique.

Mike Rowe, the beloved TV host of Dirty Jobs, reacted to this unique camp in an appearance on Varney & Co. He pushed back against the accusation that it should be considered as “child labor”.

From July 15-17, and from July 22-24, the franchise location in Hammond in Louisiana will be opening its doors for kids ages 5-12 to take part in “Chick-fil-A’s Summer Camp”. According to a Facebook post, the camp fee is 35 dollars per session.

The campers will have the chance to meet Chick-fil A’s mascot, as well as the team leaders. They can also get a look behind the scenes at the hospitality of the brand.

What did we expect to happen after we removed Home Ec, Shop, and basic financial education from the public schools?” Rowe said that sooner or later someone will step forward and say “we must inculcate these concepts into the next generations.”

God bless Chick-fil a if they are going to lead this charge. Someone has to take the initiative. Soft skills, common sense and basic knowledge are still available for purchase.

The Chick-fil -A store shared a list of activities it offered to campers in an earlier announcement. These included: “learning dining-room host and customer-service skills, learning how to bag up a guest’s order, touring the kitchen, boxing your own nugget, and making your own ice-dream cone or cup.”

It was quickly apparent that Rowe’s camp support was not shared by all parents in the restaurant’s announcement on Facebook.

The post was flooded with thousands of comments alleging that the restaurant “exploited” the children in attendance, and took advantage of them through the employment of campers. One user even tagged Labor Department.

But not everyone is against it. Some users expressed interest in the location and even defended it.

Rowe explained that learning “soft skills” was very important to a child’s mental and social development. He said that the U.S. has a shortage of trade workers, which is a trend that has been affecting the labor market for “a very long time.”

He said, “It is not only a skills gap; it is a will gap.”

Rowe, however, argues that the new generation is reviving the labor market with a spark for blue-collar work.

He argued that Gen Z is the generation who will do it.

According to a representative, despite the controversy caused by the Louisiana Chick Fil-A, 200 spots for the summer camp were sold in just seven minutes.