‘Christmas break’ returns to Colorado schools

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A victory for the pro-Christmas crowd was achieved when the Falcon School District 49 school board in Colorado Springs, Colo., voted to reinstate “Christmas break” on school calendars where the term “winter break”was used. A board member had contacted the Alliance Defense Fund (ADF) in  2005 to inquire about the legality of the word “Christmas.”

Once ADF explained the legality of the term “Christmas break,” the school board opened the idea for public debate. It voted 3–2 in April to bring back the original name for the December break.