Parents angered as every pupil is given halal school meals

Majority Hindus don't eat meat. Beef is strictly forbidden... Some Hindus do eat beef ..I have come across some that do..One of my uncles who's an atheist eats beef all the time but not in his house, his family knows..his choice really...
Halal is not an issue for Hindus, preferential choice, really..There's no strict guideline which forbids a Hindu from eating halal
Pork is not an problem for Hindus either..

Practicing Hindus defiantly don't eat beef, many Hindus are vegetarians..
Sikhs don't eat halal...Completely forbidden for Sikhs

Growing Muslim population and huge demand..

its bout respect. i understand that muslims and jewish ppl have to eat halal. That's fine. Thats how they are brought up. But the rest of us?

If I said to my muslim friends Im cooking pork at my house... when they come to dinner.... its not gonna go down too well..... if they wont be forced into something that is against their tennents/cajoled... then neither shd we.... it is as simple as that.....frankly even suggesing it wd be seen as rude.... they wd look at me as if to say.... did u jus say that?!

it is about respect.

"Without the Name all, which man wears and eats is poison. By praising the True Name one merges in the True Master." (Guru Nanak, Pauri, pg.144)

In the society of the times meat was avoided by Hindus and certain kinds by the Muslims. The Gurus tried to explain to these people that it was not eating meat was not the real sin but:

Taking anothers right is the real thing to be avoided
"Nanak, another's right is swine for him (the Musalman) and cow for him (the Hindu)." (Guru Nanak, pg. 141)

Falsehood is the real thing to avoid
"By uttering falsehood, man eats meat, Yet, he goes to admonish others. Such appears to be the leader, O' Nanak! who himself is beguiled and beguiles his comrades." (Guru Nanak, Slok, pg. 140)
"Falsehood is my dagger and to eat by defrauding is meat." (Guru Nanak, Sri Rag, pg. 24)

Evil intellect, heartlesness, slander and wrath are the real things to avoid
“Evil-intellect is the she drummer, heartlessness is the butcheress, other’s slander in the heart is a sweepress and deceitful wrath is a pariah-woman” (Guru Nanak, Slok, pg. 91)

Avarice, falsehood, cheatings and slander are the real things to avoid
“Avarice is a dog., falsehood the sweeper and cheating the eating of meat. Slandering others solely amounts to puting other’s filth in ones own mouth and fire of wrath is a pariah.” (Guru Nanak, Sri Rag, pg.15)