Premier Jeremy Rockliff says he's "sorry" for the fallout over a Facebook post that shamed a Tasmanian school's attempt to rename its Christmas event.
Mr Rockliff incorrectly claimed all references to Christmas were being removed, attracting social media vitriol against the school and its acting principal.
Mr Rockliff says it was not his "intention to have an outcome such as this", but says he stands by his expectations.
Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has apologised "for the effect" of a Facebook post in which he incorrectly claimed all references to Christmas were being removed from a school's end-of-year celebrations.
Trevallyn Primary School became embroiled in a social media firestorm last month, following a move to rename its end-of-year event from "Christmas on the Hill" to "End of Year Extravaganza".
Mr Rockliff took to Facebook on October 14, to say he was aware of "efforts made to remove all references to Christmas in end-of-year school celebrations".
He had since refused to apologise, saying he had a right to express the view that Christmas was an important part of our way of life.
While his post did not identify the school involved, it and the acting principal were identified in the comments, and in media reports.
At a media conference today, Mr Rockliff was asked again about the saga, following Australian Education Union…
