British Parents Protest Halal Menus In School

In Britain, a number of parents are protesting a primary school's attempt to accommodate religious needs of its growing Muslim student body. Kingsgate Primary in West Hampstead has begun serving only Halal meat in its lunch menus. The school's headmistress says that a majority of families support the move, but protesters say the school is forcing their children to to conform to "someone else's culture". Muslim parents say the protesters are guilty of racism. This Is London on Friday reported that Kingsgate is one of four schools in West Hampstead to institute halal-only menus.