No pork, more talk as school lunches face diversity test

For some migrant-background students in South Korea, lunchtime can be one of the hardest parts of the school day.

A study published Wednesday found that school cafeterias are still struggling to accommodate students with different religious and cultural dietary practices, with Middle Eastern students’ experiences with halal meals exposing gaps in language support, cultural understanding and meal guidelines.

“I couldn’t speak Korean well, so I just ate only the rice,” a Yemeni middle school stude ...