{"id":2511123,"date":"2025-11-16T06:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T11:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-school-slaps-does-not-endorse-stickers-on-us-constitution-declaration-of-independence\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T06:53:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T11:53:38","slug":"public-school-slaps-does-not-endorse-stickers-on-us-constitution-declaration-of-independence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-school-slaps-does-not-endorse-stickers-on-us-constitution-declaration-of-independence\/","title":{"rendered":"Public School Slaps &#8216;Does Not Endorse&#8217; Stickers on US Constitution, Declaration of Independence"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-school-slaps-does-not-endorse-stickers-on-us-constitution-declaration-of-independence%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2511123&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Anchorage School District in Alaska mistakenly placed &#8220;non-endorsement&#8221; stickers on booklets containing the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of independence, labeling thes foundational documents as materials the district did not endorse. This error, which sparked widespread parental outrage, was clarified by district representative MJ Thim, who explained that such stickers are normally used for outside materials, and their placement on the booklets was accidental. Thim emphasized that the documents are taught in all schools and reflect values the district supports. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-parent-compares-critical-race-theory-to-kkk-intimidation-tactics\/\" title=\"Black Parent Compares Critical Race Theory to KKK Intimidation Tactics\">parents expressed concern<\/a> about the mistake, questioning how core American texts could be confused with external propaganda and worried about the larger implications for civic education. The incident highlights growing tensions around the treatment of foundational American principles in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-announces-new-legal-team-for-impeachment-defense-after-previous-team-collapsed\/\" title=\"Trump Announces New Legal Team For Impeachment Defense After Previous Team Collapsed\">public education<\/a> and underscores parents&#8217; demand for transparency and respect for the nation&#8217;s founding documents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Only in today&rsquo;s education climate could a public school district accidentally label the Constitution and Declaration of Independence as materials it &ldquo;does not endorse.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yet that is exactly what happened in Anchorage, Alaska, earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Anchorage Daily News <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adn.com\/alaska-news\/education\/2025\/11\/10\/anchorage-school-district-says-it-mistakenly-placed-non-endorsement-stickers-on-constitution-booklets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that the Anchorage School District placed non-endorsement stickers on booklets containing the founding documents.<\/p>\n<p>A parent posted a photo of the label on Nov. 3. The sticker read, &ldquo;The Anchorage School District does not endorse these materials or the viewpoint expressed in them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The picture spread quickly across social media. Too many parents to count were rightly outraged that such a warning appeared on the most essential texts in American civic life.<\/p>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString();     }     document.cookie=name + \"=\" + (value || \"\")  + expires + \"; path=\/\"; }  \/\/ Helper function to get a cookie function getVideoCookie(name) {     var nameEQ=name + \"=\";     var ca=document.cookie.split(';');     for(var i=0; i <ca.length; i++) {         var c=ca[i];         while (c.charAt(0)==' ') c=c.substring(1,c.length);         if (c.indexOf(nameEQ)==0) return c.substring(nameEQ.length,c.length);     }     return null; }  \/\/ Function to determine or retrieve the split test group function assignSplitTestGroup() {     var group=getVideoCookie('splitTestGroup'); 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He said these documents &ldquo;reflect the values we want every student to understand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Parents, however, found the incident troubling.<\/p>\n<p>Karen Waldron, who posted the image on Facebook, said she was &ldquo;honestly stunned.&rdquo; She noted that these are not controversial documents, but the very foundation of our government.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkaren.moore.3192%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0rFBXegpMLsH7TpGmFXE6BVDMd54YzRcJYTsfrywmbxeoyCyduEw3phKWM8XYa3wil&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"784\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Waldron questioned why any school would feel the need to distance itself from the principles of America&rsquo;s founding. She said parents deserve clarity when their <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >children bring home materials involving<\/a> the nation&rsquo;s core texts.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the district&rsquo;s explanation is accepted, the larger issue remains.<\/p>\n<p>How did this mistake happen at all? How does a system confuse the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-administration-cites-constitution-kicks-jan-6-criminal-prosecutors-curb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Constitution<\/a> with outside propaganda?<\/p>\n<p>Public schools operate under the authority established by those very documents.<\/p>\n<p>They exist because the Constitution exists.<\/p>\n<p>If the most basic American texts can be mislabeled, what else is being mishandled? What other civic lessons are getting lost in bureaucratic confusion or through intentional actions?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was human error. Maybe it was a system on autopilot. But the deeper problem is a culture in public education that treats foundational ideas with increasing hostility.<\/p>\n<p>Parents are right to demand transparency.<\/p>\n<p>They are right to expect that schools recognize the value of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cnn-gets-roasted-absurd-chyron-warning-constitution-outdated-puts-democracy-risk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documents<\/a> that shape our country.<\/p>\n<p>A nation cannot afford to forget its foundations if it hopes to remain a nation.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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