The Christian non-public college based by Kanye West has undergone a number of modifications because the rapper rebrands the establishment amid ongoing authorized drama with two of its former academics.
RadarOnline.com has discovered he has revamped the varsity as Donda Ray Academy, a nod to his mom and father after it moved to a brand new location in Chatsworth within the San Fernando Valley.
Donda Ray has a contemporary deal with basketball, choir, and dance, and the Yeezy clothier went additional by recruiting high choreographers to assist train pupils, in response to a brand new report.
The college additionally affords vocal coaching, as touted in a Jan. 19 publish shared through their new Instagram account, which has 9 posts because it launched in December 2023.
An insider advised The U.S. Solar in an replace that West “was decided not to surrender on the youngsters” regardless of the varsity being embroiled in scandal in latest months.
As we beforehand reported final yr, the Eazy hitmaker was sued by two former academics from Donda Academy over a number of well being, security and academic violations.
The duo claimed there was a scarcity of bullying prevention, no janitorial or medical companies, and that the establishment didn’t observe “vitamin tips,” alleging that West forked over “$10,000 per week on sushi” for the youngsters’ college lunches as a substitute of offering them with a well-balanced meal.
“No motion was taken to treatment Plaintiffs’ complaints concerning sanitation, well being, security or training normal pursuant to native and state regulation, which Plaintiffs made all through everything of their employment,” per the lawsuit filed by plaintiffs Cecilia Hailey and Chekarey Byers in L.A. Superior Court docket final April.
Hailey and Byers stated they had been labeled “aggressive” for asking questions and “such a remark facilitates stereotypes about African-American ladies as being confrontational merely for doing their job and voicing their legit concern.”
Among the many surprising allegations had been claims that youngsters had been forbidden to make use of forks or utensils and had been required to put on black head-to-toe.
“Solely West’s issued or designed attire was allowed to be worn. Nike and Adidas manufacturers had been forbidden,” the lawsuit learn.
Each academics stated they had been fired “on or round” March 3, and so they consider it was “in retaliation for his or her complaints about Defendants’ illegal and unsafe academic practices.”