Sustainability is the fashion buzzword of 2019–with designers and retailers everywhere pledging to do more to protect the planet. Yet somehow, animal leather is still being used in allegedly “sustainable” and “eco-friendly” collections–and this does the ethical fashion movement a big disservice.

Parents send their kids to school to learn more than reading, writing and arithmetic. They also want schools to help foster healthy habits, integrity, ethics and environmental stewardship. Schools can encourage young people to protect the planet and reduce animal suffering by serving vegan foods rather than meat, eggs and dairy.