Shockingly, residents have a problem with this.

MARSHFIELD – Residents opposed to a school committee vote that removed the word “Christmas” from the school calendar will voice their concerns Monday after forcing the committee to call a meeting on the issue.

Resident Elaine Taylor on Nov. 10 submitted a petition to the town clerk asking that the school committee further discuss a September vote that changed the name “Christmas vacation” to “holiday break” on the calendar. The vacation week begins on Christmas Eve and ends the Monday after New Year’s Day.

Marshfield boards are required to schedule a meeting to discuss a specific topic if a petition signed by at least 25 registered voters is submitted to the town clerk. The town charter requires that the meeting take place within two weeks of the petition’s filing.

Taylor on Tuesday said she filed the petition because she wants to see the board engage in a conversation with the community on the change to the calendar.

“We want more of a dialogue. We weren’t able to get feedback or thoughts from the committee on what we were trying to get across,” Taylor said. “Maybe then they would understand that the vote taken before was not in the best interest of the community.”