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PHILADELPHIA — Funds from a swim club discrimination settlement have been distributed to six youth groups in the Philadelphia area.

The $65,000 in funding is part of a $1.1 million court settlement involving the now-closed Valley Club in Huntington Valley.

A Justice Department investigation found the suburban club had been racially hostile to minority children during paid visits arranged by their day care center in 2009.

The Valley Club filed for bankruptcy and closed in the wake of the ensuing publicity and discrimination lawsuit.

More than 70 campers and counselors who filed suit will share in the rest of the settlement.

The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission says Tuesday the nonprofits sharing in the $65,000 set-aside fund include the Boys and Girls Clubs of Philadelphia and the Police Athletic League of Philadelphia.

MILLVILLE — Teachers in one central Pennsylvania school district have gone on strike following the breakdown of contract talks.Classes were scheduled to begin Wednesday in the Millville Area School District, but officials said classes are canceled until further notice due to the walkout.The district's teachers have been working without a contract since 2012.Union representative Mark McDade said they have not received any raises in more than three years.Other issues in the talks are an increase in health care costs and professional development incentives.State education officials will determine the maximum possible length of the walkout.

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