Phoenix To Recruit Minority Lifeguards Even If They Can’t Swim…

[Busybody]

Crazy: Phoenix To Recruit Minority Lifeguards Even If They Can’t Swim…




More affirmative action madness.

Via Judicial Watch:


In a staggering case of affirmative action gone wild, officials in a major U.S. city are actually recruiting minorities to be lifeguards at public pools even if they’re not good swimmers. It’s all in the name of diversity.

You can’t make this stuff up. It’s a real-life story out of Phoenix, the capitol of Arizona and the nation’s sixth-largest city. It has more than 1.4 million residents and, among its official mottos is “value and respect” of diversity. This means “more than gender and race,” according to the city’s official website. It also encompasses “uniqueness and individuality” and embracing differences. “We put this belief into action to provide effective services to our diverse community.”

Evidently officials are willing to compromise those “effective services” at 29 public swimming pools spread throughout the city. To diversify the lifeguard force, Phoenix will spend thousands of dollars to recruit minorities even if they’re not strong swimmers, according to an official quoted in a news report. Blacks, Latinos and Asians who may not necessarily qualify can still get hired, says the city official who adds that “we will work with you in your swimming abilities.”

There’s a good reason the city is hiring lifeguards that can’t swim. Public pools are largely used by Latino and African-American kids, but most of the lifeguards are white and this creates a huge problem. “The kids in the pool are all either Hispanic or black or whatever, and every lifeguard is white and we don’t like that,” says a Phoenix official quoted in the story. She added that “the kids don’t relate; there’s language issues.”

 

[julybaby04]

This is just so funny to me.

They are wiling to put people's lives in danger because it "doesn't look right"....

SOOOO happy we don't live there.......and even happier that my children know how to swim on their own!!!!

 

[Busybody]

this

shit

spreads

 

[dan_c00000]

Good to see busybody is back making up racist stories and still getting them comppletely wrong.

After noticing that most of the lifeguards at the public pools used by Latino and African-American kids were white, the Phoenix aquatics department decided to try to recruit minorities.

More than 90 percent of the students at Alhambra High are black, Latino or Asian. On a recruiting effort there over the winter, the city's Melissa Boyle tells students she's not looking for strong swimmers. Like many under-resourced schools, Alhambra doesn't have a swim team.

"We will work with you in your swimming abilities," Boyle says.

Boyle's colleague Kelly Martinez takes on the delicate task of explaining the scenario the city is trying to correct.

"The kids in the pool are all either Hispanic or black or whatever, and every lifeguard is white," she says, "and we don't like that. The kids don't relate; there's language issues."

Martinez turns to a Latina student next to her. "Do you speak Spanish?" she asks. "We need more lifeguards who can speak Spanish."

Competitive swimming still has a reputation as a white sport. And a national study released in 2010 found African-Americans and Latinos reported much lower swimming proficiency compared to whites.

"It's that catch-22," says Becky Hulett, who oversees Phoenix's public pools. "If the kids don't learn how to swim, as adults they are not going to swim, [and] they aren't going to take their own kids to swim."

So two years ago, Hulett began rethinking lifeguard recruitment. Traditionally, Phoenix's 500 lifeguards came from more affluent parts of town, most of which are farther from the public pools.

"It really populated from schools that had swim teams, and so that was our feeder into our lifeguarding programs," she says.

To help diversify its lifeguard ranks, the city raised about $15,000 over the past two years in scholarships to offset the cost of lifeguard-certification courses. Recruits who pass a swim test at the end can apply to be city lifeguards.

As the teens swim laps at Alhambra, it's clear many haven't had much formal training. But the coaches of the course aren't fazed and are prepared to put in the time to teach.

"Honestly, I have a little bit a fear of the water, and I wanted to overcome that fear," says high school junior Jesus Jimenez. He didn't grow up going to pools with his family but likes the idea of lifeguarding.

"It is nice to have the satisfaction of knowing that if somebody is in trouble you can save them at any time," he says.

If he is selected to be a lifeguard, other pool staff will work with him on his swimming skills all summer.

 

[Busybody]

this is FUCKING RACIST!

"The kids in the pool are all either Hispanic or black or whatever, and every lifeguard is white," she says, "and we don't like that. The kids don't relate; there's language issues."


Blacks ad His Pan ICKS can ONLY be saved by BLACKS AND HISPAN ICKS?

 

[koalabear]

Good to see busybody is back making up racist stories and still getting them comppletely wrong.

After noticing that most of the lifeguards at the public pools used by Latino and African-American kids were white, the Phoenix aquatics department decided to try to recruit minorities.

More than 90 percent of the students at Alhambra High are black, Latino or Asian. On a recruiting effort there over the winter, the city's Melissa Boyle tells students she's not looking for strong swimmers. Like many under-resourced schools, Alhambra doesn't have a swim team.

"We will work with you in your swimming abilities," Boyle says.

Boyle's colleague Kelly Martinez takes on the delicate task of explaining the scenario the city is trying to correct.

"The kids in the pool are all either Hispanic or black or whatever, and every lifeguard is white," she says, "and we don't like that. The kids don't relate; there's language issues."

Martinez turns to a Latina student next to her. "Do you speak Spanish?" she asks. "We need more lifeguards who can speak Spanish."

Competitive swimming still has a reputation as a white sport. And a national study released in 2010 found African-Americans and Latinos reported much lower swimming proficiency compared to whites.

"It's that catch-22," says Becky Hulett, who oversees Phoenix's public pools. "If the kids don't learn how to swim, as adults they are not going to swim, [and] they aren't going to take their own kids to swim."

So two years ago, Hulett began rethinking lifeguard recruitment. Traditionally, Phoenix's 500 lifeguards came from more affluent parts of town, most of which are farther from the public pools.

"It really populated from schools that had swim teams, and so that was our feeder into our lifeguarding programs," she says.

To help diversify its lifeguard ranks, the city raised about $15,000 over the past two years in scholarships to offset the cost of lifeguard-certification courses. Recruits who pass a swim test at the end can apply to be city lifeguards.

As the teens swim laps at Alhambra, it's clear many haven't had much formal training. But the coaches of the course aren't fazed and are prepared to put in the time to teach.

"Honestly, I have a little bit a fear of the water, and I wanted to overcome that fear," says high school junior Jesus Jimenez. He didn't grow up going to pools with his family but likes the idea of lifeguarding.

"It is nice to have the satisfaction of knowing that if somebody is in trouble you can save them at any time," he says.

If he is selected to be a lifeguard, other pool staff will work with him on his swimming skills all summer.

Thanks for clearing that up, IDIOT.

 

[Busybody]

Thanks for clearing that up, IDIOT.

 

[miles]

If he is selected to be a lifeguard, other pool staff will work with him on his swimming skills all summer.

So if you're going to drown do it in late August.

More Liberal Bizarro World insanity.

 

[dan_c00000]

Thanks for clearing that up, IDIOT.

Oh hey koala how's your penis compensation collection going? Sorry gun collection. Oh who am I kidding you don't have any money.

In fact I doubt any of you even have jobs hence why you're jealous of all these brown people actually getting ones.

 

[mercury14]

If he is selected to be a lifeguard, other pool staff will work with him on his swimming skills all summer.

So if you're going to drown do it in late August.

More Liberal Bizarro World insanity.

The potential lifeguards have to train and then pass the lifeguard test. They do not become lifeguards, then learn to swim. You, BB, and July are literally the most gullible people I've ever seen. You keep race baiting yourselves and you all go bat shit crazy. Then someone like dan comes along and gives you actual facts and it's like teflon, facts just slide right off you.

Over in Miles' other thread about home loans the three of you got your asses handed to you by the content of Miles' own article. In that case you had to up and disavow your own sources because you were too fucking childish to admit you were wrong.

 

[koalabear]

Oh hey koala how's your penis compensation collection going? Sorry gun collection. Oh who am I kidding you don't have any money.

In fact I doubt any of you even have jobs hence why you're jealous of all these brown people actually getting ones.

You sound more like slob every day, keep up the good work, MORON.

 

[Busybody]

The potential lifeguards have to train and then pass the lifeguard test. They do not become lifeguards, then learn to swim. You, BB, and July are literally the most gullible people I've ever seen. You keep race baiting yourselves and you all go bat shit crazy. Then someone like dan comes along and gives you actual facts and it's like teflon, facts just slide right off you.

Over in Miles' other thread about home loans the three of you got your asses handed to you by the content of Miles' own article. In that case you had to up and disavow your own sources because you were too fucking childish to admit you were wrong.

we ALL laugh at you

 

[Busybody]

The potential lifeguards have to train and then pass the lifeguard test. They do not become lifeguards, then learn to swim. You, BB, and July are literally the most gullible people I've ever seen. You keep race baiting yourselves and you all go bat shit crazy. Then someone like dan comes along and gives you actual facts and it's like teflon, facts just slide right off you.

Over in Miles' other thread about home loans the three of you got your asses handed to you by the content of Miles' own article. In that case you had to up and disavow your own sources because you were too fucking childish to admit you were wrong.

BTW

Speaking of FACTS

Its NOT

BB!

or

BBII!

its

Jihad, Anquan Jihad

 

[koalabear]

BTW

Speaking of FACTS

Its NOT

BB!

or

BBII!

its

Jihad, Anquan Jihad1

I'll shorten it to hey you!

 

[Busybody]

I'll shorten it to hey you!

STFU, INFIDEL

or


I will JIHAD on YOU

 

[koalabear]

STFU, INFIDEL

or


I will JIHAD on YOU

 

[Busybody]

 

[JohnnySavage]

Turner Leaf?

 

[Busybody]

Turner Leaf?

Jihad, Anquan FUCKING JIHAD

 

[doubleover]

Jihad, Anquan FUCKING JIHAD

Shouldn't your name have an apostrophe between the n and the q?

Like An'quan just asking.

 

[Boxlicker101]

The potential lifeguards have to train and then pass the lifeguard test. They do not become lifeguards, then learn to swim. You, BB, and July are literally the most gullible people I've ever seen. You keep race baiting yourselves and you all go bat shit crazy. Then someone like dan comes along and gives you actual facts and it's like teflon, facts just slide right off you.

Over in Miles' other thread about home loans the three of you got your asses handed to you by the content of Miles' own article. In that case you had to up and disavow your own sources because you were too fucking childish to admit you were wrong.

Do they hire people and train them on the taxpayer's money to pass the lifeguard test or do they hire people after they pass the test. If it's the former, why not just hire people who can already do the job, rather than people who have to undergo paid training?

 

[Busybody]

Do they hire people and train them on the taxpayer's money to pass the lifeguard test or do they hire people after they pass the test. If it's the former, why not just hire people who can already do the job, rather than people who have to undeergo paid training?

cause that would be RACIST

they need COLOREDS

then TEACH em

 

[sigh]

The story says the city raised $15000 to offset the cost of training. It doesn't say how it was raised, but it does imply the source of cash isn't tax dollars.

It's right there in the news article. Not hidden in code or anything.

 

[Busybody]

The story says the city raised $15000 to offset the cost of training. It doesn't say how it was raised, but it does imply the source of cash isn't tax dollars.

It's right there in the news article. Not hidden in code or anything.

that ISNT The point at all


is it?

 

[sigh]

that ISNT The point at all


is it?

To Boxlicker it apparently is. He brought it up. Why don't you ask him?

And why isn't it at least part of the point? If people are wiling to donate to teach kids how to swim, why is that a bad thing?