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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Dearborn Schools Apologize After 200 Students Got Pork Pizza During Ramadan
Updated
Updated · Fox News · May 13

Dearborn Schools Apologize After 200 Students Got Pork Pizza During Ramadan

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
  • More than 200 servings of non-halal pepperoni pizza containing pork were served at O.L. Smith Middle School between Feb. 23 and March 5, prompting Dearborn Public Schools to apologize to parents.
  • Interim Superintendent Lamis Srour said the district found no malicious intent but called the mistake serious, saying human error led to Muslim students receiving pork during Ramadan.
  • Dearborn said it has added a second halal-certified food provider and pledged new safeguards to prevent a repeat in a district that has offered halal options since 2003.
  • The incident also drew criticism online from some users who said the case raised broader questions about halal standards and accommodation in a taxpayer-funded public school system.
A school served pork to Muslims during Ramadan. Was it human error or a broken system?
Where do public schools draw the line between accommodating religion and standardizing it?