Halal foods in NYC Schools

NEW YORK (JTA) — Muslim and Jewish students rallied with lawmakers in support of a bill that would provide kosher and halal food options at New York City public schools.

“The cost is limited compared to having a healthy meal, allowing students to eat and to be able to perform,” said State Assemblyman David Weprin, a Democrat, at the Tuesday rally in front of City Hall, according to CBS New York.

One Muslim student spoke of the difficulty of finding food he could eat during lunch.

“It’s definitely very hard to find something you can eat,” he said. “It’s either you pick up peanut butter and jelly or you don’t eat that day.”

Supporters of the bill said that students are not always able to bring homemade lunches that fit their dietary restrictions due to cost and time limitations, CBS reported.

The bill, which is sponsored by State Senator Tony Avella, a Democrat, would provide kosher and halal food options in public schools where at least a quarter of students belong to a religious community with dietary restrictions, according to The Jewish Press.

Currently, there are vegetarian school lunch options, but not kosher or halal ones, according to The NYC Department of Education.

you stop beating woman now captain..you turn to food ::confused::

I jess leave fuh ah minit and yuh fall right dong into slackness man!

and I not staying if the chairman doh put back up my music posts.  ting doh look too good fuh yu captain.  sorry

Is vegetarian food not kosher or halal? Since when?

watooka , you eve kill a pumpkin ?  :-\

did'nt I see weh captin beat a woman some where ::confused:: ::confused::

wat happen to dat post/thread ::confused::

caption take it dong ::confused::

I gave you a good pick on Friday and now you come accusing me beating a woman


where did I do that

He lose back what you had him win 

sorry captain!  I was wrang.

I looking fuh some organic and halal strip loins to bbq with some nice bbq sauce I make here.  when I get the meat I will email you some.  or you prefer text by smart phone::confused::

no problem

I doan lose bck money bwoy.  I go look aftah my belly and my back with win money..den sen' fresh money in deh rarse.

it realy hard fuh me to lose fresh money ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL:: ::LOL::