What Day Care facility had its children turned away by the valley swim club in huntingdon?
A Philadelphia camp director says parents of minority children who were asked not to return to a suburban private pool are considering legal action. Alethea Wright of Creative Steps in northeast Philadelphia says she had arranged for the 65 children in her day camp to go each Monday to The Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley. But she says shortly after the children arrived last month some of them said they heard people asking what “black kids” were doing at the pool. Wright says the club refunded the camp’s money several days later without explanation. Calls to the swim club by The Associated Press went unanswered. Sen. Arlen Specter has issued a statement saying he is looking into the matter. (This version CORRECTS the name of the club to The Valley Club, instead of the Valley Swim Club.) Sources: http://www.google.
July 9th, 2009 Day care center for African-Americans says children turned away by private pool club Posted: 12:08 PM ET (CNN) — A Philadelphia area day care center said Thursday members of a private swim club made racist comments about the center’s children and the club then canceled their swimming privileges. The Creative Steps Day Care children — ages kindergarten through seventh grade — went to the Valley Swim Club in Huntington Valley, Pennsylvania on June 29. The day center’s director, Alethea Wright, had contracted to use the club once a week. During their first visit, some children said they heard club members asking African-American children were there. One of the boys who went told a Philadelphia television station a woman at the club said she feared the children “might do something” to her child. Days later, the day care center’s $1,950 check was returned without explanation. CNN attempted to speak with club president John Duesler Thursday. He said he had no comment and asked
Philadelphia-area day care center said Thursday that members of a private swim club made racist comments about the center’s children, and the club then canceled their swimming privileges. Some kids from the Creative Steps Day Care center say club members made racial remarks. The Creative Steps Day Care children — ages kindergarten through seventh grade — went to the Valley Swim Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, on June 29. The day center’s director, Alethea Wright, had contracted to use the club once a week. During their first visit, some children said they heard club members asking why African-American children were there. Sources: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/09/philly.
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