"No human being should ever feel they are less than no matter what race, religion, sex they are," a Lehigh County daycare proclaimed this week after receiving an anonymous letter urging it to fire an employee because of their skin color.

The letter has spread across social media, and Bridge 2 Creative Learning on Friday thanked those who have offered support in "this ridiculous situation."

In its response on Facebook, the daycare center in Whitehall Township said that precautions have been taken, and that they don't think the letter came from one of their staff or customers but "some loser that needs to be brought to justice for the ignorance they feel is ok to spew."

The letter was shared on Facebook and Twitter, and even picked up by fact-checking website Snopes to verify that the social media posts were real.

The Morning Call reported that police are aware and investigating. Whitehall police Chief Michael Marks told the newspaper that the missive was "disturbing" and "not something you want to see in your community."

The letter that appeared on social media is typed, riddled with grammatical errors and urges the daycare to "hire a light skinned black" who would "blend more." It also refers to the worker's nationality as "her kind" and, at one point, the employee herself as "it."

"Hello I am writing this as a concerned parent and friend!

"So most of us noticed you have a black girl working for the daycare. Our problem is she's too dark most of the kids is scared of her. I am only telling you this because some of us are planning to pull our kids from the daycare shes an eye sore. I see you're trying to touch all of the nationalities but maybe hire a light skinned black she would blend more and not look like a 'NANNY'. She's not the fist thing a child nor the parents want to see soon as they walk in the daycare. So the choice is yours! Choose wisely remember WE THE PARENTS PAY YOUR MORTGAGE. I hope you make her aware shes not wanted. I'm sending her a copy as well. However if she needs a job Mcdonalds is always hiring her kind. So work your magic and make it disappear!!!

P.S. Just trying 'TO MAKE YOUR DAYCARE GREAT AGAIN'

"This is not OK," daycare owner Dominique McKelley told The Morning Call. "It's gone too far -- this hatred. Now you're targeting a day care center?"

Employees and others shared reactions to the letter online, and dealt with accusations that it was fake.

"It really is unbelievable," wrote one Twitter user, "but THIS is what is happening today. Stop ignoring it."

I love how people who have never worked in day care think this is a fake. Some parents are just truly this terrible. Mean as hell raising cruel little sociopaths. — It’s Christmas So We’ll Stop (@IowaPeg) October 6, 2017

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