A Dallas music teacher may be this season's "Grinch" after telling a group of first-graders there is no such thing as Santa Claus.

As a result, the school has been inundated with parental complaints, and the Richardson School District has issued a pro-Santa statement.

The district announces the offending teacher heard from Santa Claus himself - who assured the teacher that "the spirit of the holidays is alive and well." Santa asked the teacher to pass that message along to students.

A district spokesman reports the teacher will not face any disciplinary action.