Bryn Mawr College has been accused of “fat-shaming” after messages about a weight loss program were sent to students with higher body mass indexes. The school has since apologized for the email.
One hundred students with “elevated BMIs” from the Pennsylvania all-girls’ college recently received an email inviting them to take part in a free, personalized weight loss program, Philly.com reported. The women were selected from their records with the college’s health center, the outlet notes.
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“On behalf of everyone involved with this program, I sincerely apologize to anyone who has been upset or offended by our communications, and I want to reassure the community that we will rethink our approaches and our assumptions moving forward,” Dr. Kay Kerr, director of the health center, said in a statement to NBC News.