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Faribault schools remove pork from menu to accommodate Muslim students (MN)
Alpha News ^ | 9/6/22 | Evan Stambaugh

Posted on 09/06/2022 9:10:37 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo

A public school district in southeastern Minnesota has banned pork offerings on all of its menus to accommodate Muslim students.

Faribault Public Schools is no longer offering pork in its school cafeterias after a prior board meeting where concerns about the pork offerings were raised by the local chapter of the Minnesota Parent Union.

Members of the Minnesota Parent Union and two managers from Sodexo, a food and facilities company, spoke about the significant menu change in a video last month, which was shared by the district.

Activist Tiffini Flynn Forslund had met Sodexo district manager Lori McMahon at the school board meeting, where they exchanged contact information and agreed to work together on removing pork from the menu.

“We didn’t have to go through red tape. We didn’t have to shut down the meeting. We had complete cohesiveness and there is no pork in the menu for the entire Faribault school district. So this is wonderful when the Muslim culture does not eat pork,” Forslund said in the video.

“They changed recipes. They would love to hire Somali representation,” she continued. “And so this is just a wonderful, welcoming, culture-competent [sic] to move forward, to graduate kids. When everybody’s happy, eating well, working together, that is a win for the community.”

McMahon called their collaborative efforts “like the road to an amazing journey.”

“One of our goals in partnership with the district this year was to make sure that everyone had a seat at the table and felt comfortable at the table,” she said. “We thought we were doing a pretty good job with that, but pretty good isn’t good enough. We have to do the best job we can, and make sure and commit to the fact that there’s no pork on the menu.”

Faribault Public Schools, located in a city of over 24,000 people, serves around 3,500 students at all grade levels.

The city of Faribault is estimated to be between 75 and 80% white, based on previous census data and current demographic trends, but it has a notable Somali Muslim minority.

Somali refugees first came to the area nearly 30 years ago, and there are now approximately 4,000 Somali residents in Faribault.


TOPICS: Agriculture; Education; Local News; Religion
KEYWORDS: arth; education; food; haram; minnesota; muslim; pork; somalia; somalis
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Was the muslim response “ This is wonderful indeed. But, it’s just the start. Soon, we will transform this culture to ours. We will even give the Americans an opportunity to become muslim, or die.”


21 posted on 09/06/2022 9:52:03 AM PDT by robel
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

I don’t see them doing this for Jewish students. Never have, that I know of.

Gee, could it be because it’s OUR burden to fulfill our religious requirements, not YOURS?!

In the brief periods I went to public school in the USA, I brown bagged my lunch. Because I’m not a moocher, nor is it fair or correct to impose religious observance on others.


22 posted on 09/06/2022 9:58:14 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: NorthMountain
Somehow, the Jews managed not to be offended all this time ...

The essential difference: Jews do not mind pork being on the menu, as long as there is something else there besides pork. Muslims are offended by anybody else eating pork, even if they have other choices.

23 posted on 09/06/2022 9:58:41 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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To: econjack

Exactly right.


24 posted on 09/06/2022 9:59:40 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
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To: PapaBear3625
Muslims are offended by anybody else not being the right kind of mohammedan.
25 posted on 09/06/2022 10:00:52 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
The mom's reply - What, no Bratwursts and Sauerkraut thursdays.

26 posted on 09/06/2022 10:06:31 AM PDT by Waverunner
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
In related but unreported news, the school board is considering removing meat of any kind from lunch menus in order to cater to the vegans.

(/s)

27 posted on 09/06/2022 10:08:02 AM PDT by sima_yi ( Reporting live from the far North)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

So Jews don’t eat pork either but apparently these so sensitive jerks didn’t care about that over the last how many decades.


28 posted on 09/06/2022 10:11:52 AM PDT by Dave911
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To: sima_yi

Yeah. Don’t go giving them any ideas...

😉


29 posted on 09/06/2022 10:14:42 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Next up nothing but unflavored gruel as to not offend anyone. No meat for the vegetarians. No dairy or eggs for the vegans. No beef for the Hindus. No pork for the Jews. No carbs for the paleo diet kids. Just non offensive unflavored gruel. “You want MORE?”


30 posted on 09/06/2022 10:30:21 AM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes)
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To: gcparent
And they can’t serve port?

nope. Muslims can’t drink alcohol, so port is out.
31 posted on 09/06/2022 10:34:24 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana (What was 35% of the Rep. Party is now 85%. And it’s too late to turn back—Mac Stipanovich )
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

i would be eating ham and cheese with pork rinds for the whole year.


32 posted on 09/06/2022 10:46:06 AM PDT by teeman8r (Armageddon won't be pretty, but it's not like it's the end of the world or something )
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To: Flick Lives

What about making sure the kitchens are suitable for kashrut? No cheeezburgers for you!

What we know is that the banning of pork will not be enough. That is just a start. Next up will be demands that the food served be halal. That probably will mean only certain vendors are on the o.k. list. Someone will profit from this.


33 posted on 09/06/2022 10:50:41 AM PDT by lastchance (Credo.)
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To: basalt
cant get over whats happened to Minnesota....so far from the coastal rot, yet maybe craziest of all...weird.

I'm the idiot who did that!


34 posted on 09/06/2022 10:59:31 AM PDT by Dahoser (I finally figured out what to call him: Fakephonyfraudident Biden.)
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To: b

Another reason to homeschool, you can eat pork without offending MORONS, I mean Muslimes. Let’s bend over for in small majority. I guess we should or they might bomb us...


35 posted on 09/06/2022 10:59:46 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Defund the FBI, the American Stasi..)
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To: EinNYC

“Only muzzlimes. Who would just as soon slit their throats in their sleep.”

That’s exactly why they get accommodations when they demand them, and other groups do not.


36 posted on 09/06/2022 11:02:24 AM PDT by Boogieman
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

But Muslims do NOT have to eat the pork. How long before women are urged to wear a burka?


37 posted on 09/06/2022 11:09:56 AM PDT by apocalypto
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To: Dahoser

No. That would be Bush Sr.


38 posted on 09/06/2022 11:15:45 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: gcparent

Pork tenderloin with port wine....

Pork with cherry and port wine....

39 posted on 09/06/2022 11:18:07 AM PDT by gundog ( It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo

Why not just give them a building to blow up or .....


40 posted on 09/06/2022 12:12:18 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( I make airplanes fly, what's your super power?)
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