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 informing them that the institution was shut down, another notice was sent declaring that the school would be open 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 principal Jason Angell issued, 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, located in Simi Valley, California, was founded by Ye
last year and named after his late mother, Donda West, 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 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 various statements considered anti-semitic. The controversial artist has been making his rounds throughout multiple media outlets over the past several weeks spewing damaging comments and rhetoric that has upset various factions of people.