The problem of the menus adapted to the religious prescriptions and conviction in schools

Abstract

Abstract

As a consequence of the sociological change undergone in Spain in what concerns religious beliefs, claims have arisen in the educational milieu, and among them the request of menus adapted to the religious prescriptions. In the present article we are intended to deal with such issue and to analyze whether it exists or not, as a result of the right to freedom of religion, the right to be offered menus by the educational institutions that could respond to the express request from the students. With this aim, the constitutional principles are studied, as well as the current legislation and the case-law decisions, in order to conclude with a proposal of «reasonable accommodation» as in the Law of Canada.