I attended a private skating party at Skate Zone Odenton on 11/21, and the party was going well until the end. I was chaperoning a group of elementary students and one of kiddos was trying to return their skates. I approached the counter to return the skates. I handed the skates to an employee, and the employee sprayed the skates and then passed the skates to another employee. After a few minutes, I noticed that I never received the kiddos' shoe so I asked "where is the shoe?" The employee proceeded to say that I didn't give him the right skates, and therefore, he couldn't give me the shoe. I mentioned that I gave him the skates and what he did with the skates. We went back and forth for a minute and then he said - "you are not getting the shoe back until right give me the right skates." The kiddo was standing next to me the entire time and could hear the conversation. The kiddo started to get upset and said I want my shoe and I try to calm the kiddo down by ensuring that I was going to get the shoe. I asked for the manager and he said I am the manager and you are not getting the shoe. I spotted the shoe and asked another employee to give me the shoe but the employee didn't respond and the manager, Chandler Sherman, who is the owner's son, reiterated that I was not going to get the kiddos' shoe. I then went and got the shoe and he push me and I pushed him back. I grabbed the kiddo's shoe and he tried to physical throw me out of the building by pushing me against the door and we went tussling with each other. The other employee who didn't respond to me intervened and yelled at, Chandler, she is girl/women and you are taking it too far, and break it up. Some in the crowd thought he was choking me, but he was not. The owner, Robert Sherman, showed up to asked what happened but when I tried to explain along with other adults, he claimed that I was yelling at him, but my voice was evaluated because of what just happened to me. It was not my intent to yell but I had just been physically assaulted by his son, Chandler Sherman, which I didn't know that was his son at the time. Robert was not helpful in the matter so I stopped trying to explain myself because he had endorsed his son's unprofessional behavior, in my opinion, but Robert did allow me to return into the skating rink to grab my belongings. As all of the students, chaperones and teachers were witnessed to the incident, I thought that I needed to apologize to everyone for participating in the incident with the manager, Chandler Sherman. I even apologized to the owner, Robert Sherman, not because I agree with his perspective but because I thought the students and everyone didn't deserve to see this and I wanted to be sincere in my apology to the kiddos. Neither Robert Sherman nor his son, Chandler Sherman apologized to me for refusing to give me the kiddos' shoe or for Chandler physically assaulted against me as Robert Sherman said Chandler had a right to do it because I went and got the kiddos' shoe. I will never step foot in this business again or the one in Crofton, which I actually like based on what happened to me at this business. read more