A school in New Addington has left parents outraged after it proposed only serving halal meat in the canteen.
Wolsey Infant and Junior Academy, on King Henry's Drive, asked parents yesterday (Monday, September 25) via a newsletter whether they approved of the change.
A petition opposing the proposal has since been created online and has so far been signed by more than 70 people.
Debbie Crozier, 38, who lives on Parkway, has a nine-year-old daughter who goes to the school and told the Advertiser eating halal meat should be optional.
She said: “The newsletter said they are looking at serving halal in the canteen and that it will only be halal meat served. It wouldn’t be an option and it would be halal meat only. I don’t agree with that.
“If they want to accommodate for other religions then that’s fine but it should be at least optional. Our children shouldn’t be forced to eat halal meat.
“I have no issues with it being an option on the menu but I don’t see why my children, along with many other children, should be forced to eat halal meat.
“It’s a choice and unfortunately they have taken that choice away from us and that is unfair.” [Croydon Advertiser] Read more
