French court rules school lunches no longer have to offer pork alternative

c. 2015 Religion News Service

PARIS (RNS) A French court on Thursday (August 13) upheld a local move to stop offering alternatives to pork in school cafeterias, sparking dismay on the part of Muslim leaders and possibly setting a precedent for municipalities elsewhere in the country.

The court found in favor of the mayor of a town in eastern France who announced in March that students would no longer be guaranteed a nonpork option at lunchtime for the coming school year.