Kanye West, who legally changed his name to Ye, is being sued by two former teachers of his Donda Academy, a Simi Valley, California, school he opened in 2022. The teachers, Cecilia Hailey and her daughter, Chekarey Byers, allege the conditions at the private Christian school violate state regulations.
In the lawsuit, obtained by Entertainment Tonight, Byers and Hailey say they were the only Black women teaching at the school and allege they were discriminated against by their wages being withheld or being improperly paid. The school and other staff members are also listed as defendants in the suit.
The women also allege the school didn’t have janitors or medical staff nor did they follow nutritional guidelines and served sushi every day at lunch. They say West spent $10,000 on the sushi per week and students could not bring outside food except water to the campus.
They also allege the school lacked “educational services, additional testing or individualized learning plans.”
A state meal mandate requires all kindergarten through 12th-grade schools – including public and charter schools – to provide breakfast and lunch free of charge each day. Any student can request a meal, “regardless of their free or reduced-price meal eligibility,” the mandate states.
The meals must be “nutritionally adequate,” falling under federal child nutrition program regulations, and the state’s list of meal requirements for schools provides specifications on things like calories, saturated fats and vegetables.
The state of California requires regular standardized testing for all students in all grades and students are tested on several subjects including math, Spanish, science and language arts.
West allegedly had a list of other off-hand rules, like disallowing utensils and demanding all cups and bowls be gray. Art was not allowed on classroom walls and teachers couldn’t give students crossword puzzles or coloring sheets. The plaintiffs allege no one was allowed to wear jewelry,…
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