NYC expands halal meals to 11 additional schools
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New York City is expanding its halal pilot program to an additional 11 schools, it was announced Monday. This file photo shows grab-and-go meals at a Staten Island public school. (Staten Island Advance/Jan Somma-Hammel)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. New York City is adding 11 public schools certified to serve meals as part of the city Department of Education (DOE) halal in schools pilot program, bringing the total to 43 schools across the five boroughs, Schools Chancellor Meisha Porter announced Monday.
The additional schools offering halal options were certified by the imams working with Majlis Ash-Shura, Islamic Leadership Council of New York.