GALLATIN, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Sumner County School Board decided on Tuesday what the December break would be referred to on the district’s calendar.

After a heated debate between school board members, they voted to retain the term Christmas Break rather than changing it to Winter Break. For more than three decades, it was known as Winter Break until last year, when the board unanimously approved switching it to Christmas Break.

“We voted on it with no public input and no chance to hear from our constituents,” explained Wade Evans, a school board member representing District 4. “I'm sorry, but we did a bad job as a board because we did not represent everyone by getting their feedback.”

It’s been a controversial topic with some school board members suggesting dubbing it Christmas Break ali

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