A new report was released on Wednesday night, detailing alleged racial discrimination by the company over a four-year span.
But the report detailed alleged discriminatory practices dating back to 2020. A person with 35 years of service claimed there was a policy that only white members could join both the fire company and the social club.In 2022, this led the Civil Rights Enforcement Section of the Pennsylvania Attorney General's office to order Swatara Township to add anti-discrimination language in the fire company’s by-laws and constitution.
“We had a fire company that was notified that they needed to make changes in 2022," said Thomas Connolly, a commissioner for Swatara Township."The changes had to do with discriminatory practices; it doesn’t look like they did it.”"My initial reaction is disappointment that we had to even talk about something like this," said Connolly."I’m proud that It was basically an unanimous vote.
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