Ye’s Donda Academy Re-Opens Several Hours After Announcement of Closing
Ye’s Donda Academy Re-Opens Several Hours After Announcement of Closing
Grand closing, grand opening.
Just hours after shutting down Donda Academy, the school opened by the artist formerly known as Kanye West is open once again “with a vengeance.”
According to TMZ, several hours after sending a letter to parents of students attending Donda Academy to inform them that the institution was shut down, another notice was sent declaring that the school will be open once again the following day.
“Join us tomorrow morning in worship for the return of Donda Academy. With the help of our parents and community, we are back and returning with a vengeance!
“The children of Donda are going to change the world!
“Apologies for the late email! See you bright and early!”
No reason was offered for the re-opening.
The original notification, which was issued by principal Jason Angell had been sent mere hours before the turnaround stating “at the discretion of our Founder, Donda Academy will close for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year effective immediately.”
The school intended to “begin afresh in September of 2023.” The principal had promised that the school’s leadership would be working “diligently” to help students and their families during “this transition,” to make sure that every student will be equipped with whatever they need “to succeed in their next community.”
The school, which is located in Simi Valley, California was founded by Ye last year and named after his late mother, Donda West who was a principal in Chicago. Donda Academy is billed as a Christian private school (reportedly tuition is $15,000 annually and parents are required to sign non-disclosure agreements) with students attending from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. The school is home to approximately 100 students and has 13 full-time teachers, according to The Times.
Ye has been facing a flurry of cancelations from business partnerships and the general public after making a variety of statements considered anti-semitic. The controversial artist has been making his rounds throughout various media outlets over the past several weeks spewing damaging comments and rhetoric that has been upsetting various factions of people.
Ye’s Donda Academy Re-Opens Several Hours After Announcement of Closing
