Sacramento, CA~The Kern High School Board of Trustees, representing
a district with more than 30,000 students, voted 5-1
to change the names of winter and spring breaks
back to Christmas and Easter vacation last week.
Prior to the 1980s these vacation breaks were widely
known by their respective holiday titles.
“We’re just trying to uphold American cultural and
religious history,” said Chad Vegas, a minister and
member of the school board of trustees who
proposed the name changes in early December.
The board vote has prompted a lot of backlash from
anti-religious members of the community. Rather
than concentrating on constructively helping the
many struggling students and English-language
learners in the school district, it seems petty that
these individuals are outraged by a return to mere
traditional and historical vacation names.
We applaud the Kern High School Board for being
unafraid to acknowledge religious holidays that are
deeply rooted in American culture.
Karen
England is the Executive Director of Capitol Resource
Institute.
