By ‘Geniuses’ postponed as Donda Academy closes
The world will have to wait for its ‘geniuses’, as Kanye West’s Donda Academy closes following the fallout from Ye’s antisemitic remarks.
The unaccredited K-8 private Christian school announced to parents that it would be closing, following the growing controversy surrounding Mr West.
The principal of the California private school sent an email to parents and guardians Wednesday evening, it stated ‘there is no school tomorrow’, The Times reported.
“At the discretion of our Founder, Donda Academy will close for the remainder of the 2022-2023 school year effective immediately,” wrote principal Jason Angell in the emailed statement.
The Simi Valley school’s principal added that these closures were not permanent and intends to “begin afresh in September of 2023.”
Whilst the school enacts NDAs, Tamar Andrews, who held a prominent position at the school and has been employed there since July, reportedly resigned on 11 October, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Dr Andrews was the director of early childhood education at both Temple Isaiah and American Jewish University.
“Dr. Andrews immediately resigned from Donda Academy following Ye West’s tweet,” Allison Samek, president of Temple Isaiah of Los Angeles, told THR in a statement, noting
She added Andrews said she “she could no longer support the organization.”
The closure of Donda Academy follows a sudden and long suit of organizations quick to distance themselves from the rapper, following his persist controversial outbursts in interviews, and on social media.
Twitter and Instagram said the rapper had violated their policies.
Earlier this week, Adidas announced it had ended its partnership with West, describing his recent comments as “unacceptable, hateful and dangerous”.
“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech. Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness,” the German company’s statement read, noting that it would be ending “production of Yeezy-branded products and stop all payments to Ye and his companies” with “immediate effect.”
According to Forbes Magazine, his net worth dropped from $2bn to $400m overnight, after Adidas ended their Yeezy partnership.
