Swim Club To Do The Right Thing

Last week, when the campers from Creative Steps Day Camp showed up to take advantage of their swim privileges at the Valley Swim Club (for which Creative Steps had paid a not-insignificant $1900), club president John Duesler was pissed. Apparently Creative Steps had neglected to give him a heads-up that the campers were black. As we read on Gawker, a camper's parent reported that "When the minority children got in the pool all of the Caucasian children immediately exited the pool...The pool attendants came and told the black children that they did not allow minorities in the club and needed the children to leave immediately."

John Duesler responded by suspending the Creative Steps' membership and issuing a statement: "There was concern that a lot of kids would change the complexion … and the atmosphere of the club."

This morning, Duesler invited the children back to the pool. His reason? "Because it's the right thing to do"