by KYW's Hadas Kuznits
Children from a Northest Philadelphia Day Camp, whose administrator says were kicked out of a Huntington Valley Swim club because of their skin color have found another pool to use this summer.
Girard College has offered their pool to the kids from Creative Steps Day Camp after the children lost their pool privileges at the Valley Swim club in Huntington Valley.
Creative Steps executive director Aletheah Wright says memberships were arranged through e-mail and paid for in advance, but when the kids showed up at the club, she says members made racially insensitive comments and took their kids out of the pool:
"One of the members was shouting out, 'We're gonna see to it that they don't come back anymore.' And two days later, Dr. John called me and said, 'Miss Wright, I truly apologize, I'm so embarrassed, but the membership has overthrown me in votes and you're not going to be able to come back to the club.'"
Numerous efforts to reach Valley Swim club were unsuccessful, but their voicemail recording states:
"There's plenty of summer left and plenty of membership options available for you to check out."
Wright says for her children, that wasn't the case:
"It brought tears to my eyes. How do you explain what occurred at a pool to a 7-year-old?"
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