article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida wasn't allowed to audition for the dance team because of Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida weight.
article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, for their 'transformative leadership' program at the age of 37, launched a lawsuit after Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida alleged Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida was not allowed to try out for the 14 Karat Gold dancers.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Davis-Bowens, a substitute public school teacher in Miami who married last Valentine's Day, told Daily Mail Online on Monday that Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida was discriminated against because of Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida weight and missed out on part of the academic experience.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Davis-Bowens, a substitute public school teacher in Miami who married last Valentine's Day, is suing the college because Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida was not allowed to try out for the 14 Karat Gold dancers in 2009 .
article_snippet.sent: The student, who had been dancing since the age of 16, had wanted to join the dance troupe to use Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida performance work as part of Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida thesis in 2009.
article_snippet.sent: Band director Donovan Wells told Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida could try out for the team if Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida lost 20lb, Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida said.
article_snippet.sent: Mrs Davis-Bowens went on to lose 16lb in one month in order to try out but was still denied an audition for the dance troupe.
article_snippet.sent: After around a year, Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida had lost a total of 60lb.
article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida told Daily Mail Online: 'I wanted to join because of my talent but the coach said I didn't have the body type.
article_snippet.sent: But to Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, I have two arms and two legs which is what I needed.'
article_snippet.sent: The weight discrimination is of particular importance to Mrs Davis-Bowens because Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida lost Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida sister at the age of 37 to a gastric bypass because Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida was obese and felt under pressure to quickly lose weight.
article_snippet.sent: The 42-year-old said Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida also has ongoing health issues from losing weight quickly.
article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida also claimed that the school did not allow Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida to attend the graduation ceremony and sent Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida diploma in the mail.
article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida said Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida lost 16lb in a month to try out for the dance troupe but was still denied an audition.
article_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida went on to lose 60lb in a year .
highlights_snippet.sent: Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida claims that Phylise Davis-Bowens, 42, who attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida lost 16lb to try out for the dance troupe and was still not allowed by the band director after joining the college in 2009 .
  