Two of the world's largest religions, Buddhism and Hinduism are together representing hundreds of millions of people who don't eat meat. An institution which doesn't only
not cater for minorities, but which forces them to pay for services they don't get could be good stuff for both lawyers and media.
One shouldn't be forced to lie about one's personal health in order to avoid discrimination. If I were in your shoes, Justin, I'd send them an email and with two questions. I'll ask them what they do to make sure that ethnical, religious or other minorities aren't discriminated against in terms of diet. I'll also mentioned PCRM and in particular
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and stress that they are the world's largest organization of food and nutrition professionals. By sending them the quote from the link I just gave you, you make it clear that both from a health perspective and in terms of how they deal with minorities, both you and your schools has a situation which needs to be resolved. And the solution is simple: they either need to deal with the 'cater for minorities' situation, or at least not take payment for a diet they don't offer.
And you while don't really need a doctor's documental excuse, based on your personal health, a reference to the statement from Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics already represent valid reason to avoid meat.
You could ask something along the lines of "Is it really ethically defensible to only offer a diet which is according to well respected experts is seems to be associated with a increased risk of death from heart disease, higher levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, higher blood pressure, higher rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes, higher body mass index and higher overall cancer rates - and at the same time require that students who for religious, ethical, health based or other reasons prefer another diet have to pay both for the food they eat and the food they don't eat?". If you
write this to them with your own words, they both may respond with something you can quote later and it probably will make them think twice before they come up with a reply.
You are in US, so you could also mention something about the Statue of Liberty and freedom to think and eat what you want, and about not wanting to lie about your health etc, but don't take it too far, otherwise you'll only provoke them. You may actually do that even if you just mention the health problems associated with meat consumption, so maybe you should start by finding a polite way to say that there are conflicting views about use of meat and animal products, and wonder what their policy are to ensure that people who for some reason belong to a 'dietary minority' aren't discriminated against. You could possible mention that there are more vegetarians in the world than Americans, just to not make yourself so minority-ish that they are tempted to just ignore you.
Good luck - and if you for some reason don't succeed, let us know. We can always write something about your particular school here - if they force people to both pay for their own diet and a school diet they don't eat, and e.g. mention that this is discrimination against the poor. But it's probably not a good idea mention that there are people out there willing to give them negative press until you possibly need it.
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