There’s an interesting debate brewing in Denmark over food served in the country’s public schools. Since 2001, the government has approved only halal meat (food acceptable to Muslims) for children’s hot lunches.

Looks like that’s going to change now.

Neander News and Judith Apter Klinghoffer have details. The Jyllands-Posten news article is here. Dennis at Neander News provides translation:

Students in the Copenhagen council schools shall no longer be denied the choice of pork when they buy their daily hot lunch in the school’s canteen.

Out of consideration to pupils with a moslem background there is presently only halal-butchered meat - and no pork at all - in the daily hot meals which are offered at a price of 15 kroner (appr. 2,35 US $) in the canteens of the 49 schools run by the council of Copenhagen.

A political majority in the council’s committee for children and youngsters now demand that porkchops and meatballs be introduced on the menu.

“We need to see more freedom of choice in the canteens. It’s fine with me that the ethnic minorities can have halal-meat but those who want pork should find it available. When it comes to food there are many minorities and they should all be accomodated”, says Jan Andreasen, spokesman on educational issues for the [ruling] Social Democrats.

We’ll see how well the Islamists react to that.

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