Pa. 8th graders get lunch at Hooters during class trip; is that a crime?

(CBS/AP) BERWICK, Pa. - Hooters is NOT a criminal enterprise, let's be completely clear about that.

That said, a group of central Pennsylvania eighth-graders might have thought they were getting away with something, when their recent field trip to Baltimore included lunch at a Hooters - the restaurant better known for its scantily clad waitresses than its cuisine.

The Berwick Middle School students were visiting the National Aquarium last week, when chaperones took them to various restaurants for lunch, because the group of 100 was too large for a single place.

The Bloomsburg Press Enterprise reported Tuesday that one group of 15 to 20 students ended up at Hooters.

Superintendent Wayne Brookhart says that while he wishes the group's coed chaperones had chosen another restaurant, he has not received any complaints from parents.

Hooters spokesman Mike McNeil says the restaurant chain often hosts groups, including sports teams and church organizations with teens and younger children.