DETROIT (AP) -- A Farmington Hills woman who says she was called a ''beached whale'' and prevented from earning a master's degree in social work because she was unmarried and pregnant has filed a federal lawsuit against Wayne State University and The Salvation Army.
The Detroit News says the suit filed last week by Tina Varlesi claims university officials and the Salvation Army violated Title IX by discriminating against her, telling her to ''wear baggy clothes'' and dropping her from an internship program.
The suit claims Varlesi had a 3.96 grade point average when supervisors dismissed her, saying she failed 53 of 54 categories.
Her lawyer, Deborah Gordon, said Varlesi has been denied admittance into other programs because of the dismissal.
Wayne State and Salvation Army officials declined comment to the News.
Published: Thu, Dec 9, 2010
