Sometimes students with cannot eat food served in school meals due to certain dietary rules associated with their religion. A Democratic-backed bill would provide funds to allow schools to offer halal and kosher foods to students in Ohio.

House Bill 562 , joint sponsored by Rep. Beryl Brown Piccolantonio (D-Gahanna), would set up a pilot program in middle and high schools as well as public universities. It would allow schools to get funds to ensure students who are Jewish and Muslim have meals that meet their dietary rules.

“Kids learn best when they are fed, and we have a lot of kids with certain dietary needs," Brown Piccolantonio said in an interview.

Brown Piccolantonio said the $300,000 grant for the program would come from the department of agriculture. And she said this bill is

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