Confusion reigned at ‘s school in \u00a0on Thursday after the principal said it was closing permanently, only for parents hours later to email all and say classes would continue.<\/p>\n
Reports then emerged that the teachers had quit – following the string of controversial and antisemitic rants its founder has made in recent weeks.<\/p>\n
It was not clear how many teachers had quit, and how many remained, but the chaos comes amid \u00a0following his tweets.<\/p>\n
Donda Academy, in the Simi Valley, is highly secretive, with parents signing a non-disclosure agreement to keep the school’s location secret and agreeing to say nothing about it.<\/p>\n
There are believed to be around 100 students from pre-K to 12th grade paying $15,000 a year, and 16 teachers.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, the principal,\u00a0Jason Angell, sent an email to parents explaining that West, 45, had decided to close the school ‘effective immediately,’ with classes being cancelled as of Thursday.<\/p>\n
Around midnight on Wednesday, however, parents at the exclusive Christian school received the following morning.<\/p>\n
‘Join us tomorrow morning in worship for the return of Donda Academy,’ the email read.\u00a0<\/p>\n
‘With the help of our parents and community, we are back and returning with a vengeance!’<\/p>\n