Here's the scoop:
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission has ruled that racial discrimination, not safety concerns , as the reason a group of Black and Latino youth were not allowed to return to a suburban Philadelphia swim club.
June, children and staff from Creative Steps, Inc. day camp arrived at the The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, PA only to have their money be refunded and asked to leave.
According to the New York Daily News, Valley Club officials said the size of the group overwhelmed lifeguards and club staff. There were 67 children as part of the group.
In the Commission’s report they sited several emails between Valley Club staff and management mentioned race. In addition a girl told investigators that she heard a woman ask, “what are all these black kids doing here? I am scared they might do something to my child.”
The lawyer representing the swim club said they will appeal the ruling. The club must pay a $3.35million fine or $50,000 for each child discriminated against.
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