LOS ANGELES — Two previous instructors are suing the rapper formerly recognized as Kanye West, proclaiming they have been wrongfully terminated from his Donda Academy private university in Simi Valley, and the lawsuit exposed numerous allegations.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Top-quality Court on behalf of Cecilia Hailey and her daughter Chekarey Byers.
The lawsuit promises the two teachers had been fired in March in retaliation for reporting code violations. It also alleges the mother and daughter were discriminated from based on their race and “illegally had wages withheld or were frequently improperly paid.”
“Matters have been just chaotic,” said Hailey during an job interview with Eyewitness Information. “There was no get, they did not have some curriculum.”
Hailey claimed she commenced training at Donda Academy in November 2022. Her daughter joined the employees two months afterwards in January 2023.
Hailey informed ABC7 she discovered many points about the way the private college was remaining operated disturbing, together with the deficiency of a university nurse. In accordance to the lawsuit, student medications had been stored in a closet with other expired medications “just scattered all over unsecured.”
“We didn’t have any obtain to the nursing hotline,” mentioned Hailey. “There would be medicines in the kitchen area, there would be medicines in the classroom, there would be drugs near personal computers … there was no purchase to that.”
The lawsuit states, “No action was taken to remedy plaintiffs’ complaints about sanitation, health, security or schooling typical pursuant to regional and state regulation, which plaintiffs manufactured through the entirety of their employment.”
“Cecilia’s daughter, my other client, Chekarey, says that she didn’t know that just one of her learners experienced allergy symptoms and there was an EpiPen obtainable for them right until she just occurred to appear on it,” mentioned legal professional Ron Zambrano, who’s symbolizing the two instructors.
Then, according to Hailey, there was an abnormal lunch menu at the school.
“My other severe complaint was that young children had been remaining provided sushi every working day,” she reported. “That was it. From January 17th to March 3rd, the children had sushi for lunch.”
Hailey explained learners have been specified fruit as a early morning snack, but all those who did not want sushi or did not convey lunch to university allegedly had absolutely nothing to consume. She promises she and her daughter were fired with out warning in March.
“Our clients were being fired for bringing up really major deficiencies from a regulatory standpoint as much as how the college was getting run,” stated Zambrano.
Other issues outlined in the lawsuit involve the alleged absence of disciplinary methods, which the lawsuit statements led to “assaults and bullying.”
The hip-hop mogul also experienced other “uncommon policies,” in accordance to the criticism. The lawsuit promises West did not allow for crossword puzzles or artwork to be hung on walls, wouldn’t allow learners on the next floor due to the fact “he was reportedly frightened of stairs,” banned the use of forks and utensils, banned the carrying of jewelry, and “banished chairs in spot of foam ground cushions.”
The lawsuit is seeking in excessive of $1 million in damages for shed wages and psychological distress.
West has not publicly commented on the lawsuit.
