Among the people actually eating New York City schools’ Vegan Friday meals — the students — there has been some discontent. “I like meat more,” one student explained to Fox News. Another claimed that “vegetarian options are not always the best quality.” Some believe that the only way to consume a satisfying amount of protein is through animal products.
Others had a different message: “Invest more money in schools,” one young New Yorker said, presumably referring to a funding issue affecting New York City public schools. Mayor Adams recently revealed a plan that would reduce the budgets of schools that have enrolled fewer students since the pandemic’s beginning, reports Spectrum News. Many parents and teachers have protested the policy, as it would leave many schools with fewer resources to finance student programming. According to some critics, it seems, schools have bigger priorities than Vegan Fridays.