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Published: Sat, 11 Jul 2009
Description: State agency investigates alleged racism at swim club
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" It's. An inner city date cannot brought a group of kids to the pool to be the summer heat but after just one visit the club revoked their membership and said. That they are not welcome back the 65 can't kids are all black and Hispanic in camp officials say that racism is at play here we are joined now. By a leap here right director of the creative steps day camp and three of those campers that that were there. -- sat at the pool that daily yet thank you so much for being with us and thanks to the kids for joining us. I wanted to ask you believe -- start with you first. You're saying that -- originally that the then director of the pool said that you could use the pull in many went back on his word. And you think racism involved tell me why."
" First of I don't know if you've been following the media but this story has changed three times first -- Said he wanted to change the complexion and the atmosphere. Of the club which is the truth the second thing you say it was you when you change this space and then. The last thing he say just yesterday with the safety of the -- well we weren't there are going June 20 ninth they were eight staff members. And they -- what the rate of four lifeguards of the valley swim club. And jets all of the week before on June the seventeenth. My son's school I don't elementary school was at that poll with 5756. Children. So on my understanding when he says there was a safety issue. And as far as space if I didn't 10000 I gallon pool. Which can have up to. A hundred people so."
" I know I'm not sure I know we're talking about kids here it doesn't matter the color of our skin and if that was it that you have that. I am praying that that was not the situation here but I wanted to talk to some of the kids and asked them. I understand from Reading this story of the kids heard some club members asking what African Americans were doing at the club. In neither -- there did you hear any comments about race. Yes -- what did you hear."
" I had done making remarks about how they want to stand and also above. Like the old days. -- the last afraid that we in my heart and their children but I try to steal something from them."
" Well I hate that you your face with this lesson at such an early stage in your life thanks guys so much for being with -- I do wanna say. That the -- director did say it was never our intention to offend anybody this thing has been. Blown way out of proportion and his wife went on to say it's been unbearable he's not one of the good guys he is one of the great guys he doesn't deserve this so. Definitely two sides to this issue and hopefully we'll get to the bottom of it and move on thanks so much cats are being with us."
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