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Kanye West’s Donda Academy Reportedly Sued For ‘Unlawful Education Practices’ & Racial Discrimination

<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;kanye-west-battery-investigation-paparazzi-video&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener">Kanye West&&num;8217&semi;s<&sol;a> <&sol;strong>Donda Academy is reportedly being sued for allegedly following &&num;8220&semi;unlawful education practices&period;&&num;8221&semi; According to <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;tmz&period;com&sol;2023&sol;04&sol;06&sol;kanye-west-donda-academy-sued-only-feeds-students-sushi&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>TMZ<&sol;strong><&sol;a>&comma; Ye and his private Christian school are being sued by two Black women&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The women allege that they were fired as teachers from the school for multiple reasons&period; This reportedly includes retaliation for being a whistleblower on alleged education&comma; health&comma; and safety code violations&period; The women also believe that they were unfairly fired because of their race&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Lawsuit Filed By The Only Two Black Teachers Who Were Fired From Donda Academy<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>According to the women&comma; they were hired full-time at Donda Academy earlier this year&period; They allege that they were the only Black teachers employed by the school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>During their time at the academy&comma; the women allegedly noticed numerous violations&period; One violation cited was that the only lunch option for students was sushi — every day&period; Also&comma; students cannot bring outside food or drink into the school&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The lawsuit&comma; reportedly obtained by the outlet&comma; shows that Kanye spends &dollar;10&comma;000 on sushi per week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The teachers said that Kanye does not allow crossword puzzles or coloring sheets at the school and that classes could not be held on the second floor because Kanye is &&num;8220&semi;afraid of stairs&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">No Chairs Allowed&comma; No Artwork On The Walls&comma; No Jewelry&comma; No Forks&comma; No Utensils<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-2d095232270022268f2bd9575ebd946d" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">Ye also doesn&&num;8217&semi;t allow students to use forks or utensils&period; The lawsuit also alleges Kanye doesn&&num;8217&semi;t allow any artwork on the walls of the school&comma; and no one is allowed to wear jewelry&comma; for the simple fact that he &&num;8220&semi;did not like jewelry&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<section data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><&sol;section>&NewLine;<section data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;"><&sol;section>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-79f9c6bc33ffbf57a40176b6cfe2a271" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-e4c16b04df28cb10adaadc4077a22032" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">The teachers even accuse Kanye of not allowing chairs&semi; this forces kids to sit on foam cushions or to stand&period; Meanwhile&comma; teachers are allowed to stand or use a stool&period;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<&sol;section>&NewLine;<p>The suit says that everyone at the academy must wear all-black clothing from head to toe&period; Additionally&comma; Adidas And Nike clothing items were forbidden&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It also claims the school doesn&&num;8217&semi;t have a janitor or a nurse and that there are no trashcans outside classrooms or the kitchen&period; The two teachers say student medications were stored in a closet&comma; with other expired medications left unsecured&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1585722263327760384" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;" data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">Teachers Claim There Are No Lesson Plans Or Disciplinary Protocols In Place For Bullying&comma; Violence<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<section id&equals;"cb-29ed666c208cee70a5b9d6b870d0fa95" class&equals;"canvas-block canvas-block-permalink canvas-text-block canvas-text-block-permalink canvas-text-block--default " data-context&equals;"&lbrace;&quot&semi;section&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;permalink&quot&semi;&comma;&quot&semi;name&quot&semi;&colon;&quot&semi;text&lowbar;block&quot&semi;&rcub;">The teachers also claim no lesson plans or disciplinary protocols are in place&comma; prompting students to go undisciplined for bullying and assaults against teachers and other students&period; The teachers&comma; who weren&&num;8217&semi;t immediately named&comma; even claim they were threatened not to speak to Kanye about the issues after they brought it to others&&num;8217&semi; attention&period; The women were ultimately fired&comma; and now they&&num;8217&semi;re blaming their termination on racial discrimination and retaliation on those grounds&period; They&&num;8217&semi;re also suing Kanye and Donda Academy for money&comma; 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