Philly Swim Club: 'Sorry for the Racis..er..Mix Up. Still Wanna Swim?'

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From CNN:

"A suburban Philadelphia swim club has invited children from a largely minority day-care center to come back after a June reversal that fueled allegations of racism against the club, a spokeswoman said Sunday.

The development came during a hastily called Sunday afternoon meeting of the Valley Club in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. Club members voted overwhelmingly to try to work things out with the day-care center, which accused some swim club members of making racist comments to black and Hispanic children contracted to use the pool, said Bernice Duesler, the club director's wife.

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Duesler said the club canceled its contract with the Creative Steps day-care because of safety, crowding and noise concerns, not racism.

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"As long as we can work out safety issues, we'd like to have them back," she told CNN.

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She said the club has been subpoenaed by the state Human Rights Commission, which has begun a fact-finding investigation, "and the legal advice was to try to get together with these camps, " Duesler added.

Alethea Wright, Creative Steps' director, said, "They should have done that before."

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Kudos for not being repugnantly obstinate in this situation Valley Swim Club, buuuuut you're still getting a severe side eye.