MESA, AZ – A Mesa mother is voicing concerns after her child’s 4th-grade teacher changed words in the Declaration of Independence, and made the students recite the altered version in class.

The teacher at Salk Elementary school crossed out the words “man” and substituted it with “human”.

The mother, Elizabeth Vaillencourt said the teacher’s goal may have been to include women as well, but she went too far in altering a historical document.

When Vaillencourt took this concern to school officials, she was initially told she had “hurt the teacher’s feelings” by posting about it on social media.



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