Schools Should Make Meals For Religious Freedoms - 1488 Words

The School lunchroom, is it a place to observe religious freedoms? I think schools should make meals for religious restrictions available in the school cafeteria, because all students need to feel that schools care about them, this will make them feel included without raising costs. This is being used in other states and an example of that is California. The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Service have instructions that have been provided to everyone, but they leave it up to local governments to do as they see fit. The document is more directed towards the â€Å"Jewish schools, institutions, and sponsors participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP)† (Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)) in California. Seeing as†¦show more content†¦In San Diego, Muslim residents are trying to get schools to serve Halal meals in school for lunches. They got together with a celebrity chef named Jamie Oliver and his crew. They ended up having a tour at Hoover High School in City Heights. Their Tour ended with them learning about the Muslim tradition of Halal and getting a demonstration of how it is prepared by some Muslim parents and students, When we got here we actually had a couple of ladies who came on board and they informed us what Halal was and the guidelines they needed to follow(Burks Megan). They came there with no understanding of what Halal even was I didn t even know what Halal was or what their guidelines particularly pertain to,(Burks Megan). People may try to argue that nobody wants it to change but that is untrue I want to see a change in the schools, Momentum team member Shukri Abdi said. I want to see my son (offered) a different style of food than what I saw(Burks Morgan) . Some may also say why not just pack your own lunch rather than getting the lunch provided by the school, only one problem with that and that is income. Say you’re a low income family, you qualify for the free lunch program but the only problem is that you have a religion that restricts what you can eat depending on how it’s made. I feel like the free and reduced lunch is a waste, because you re providing me with resources to get lunch