On top of the $15,000 of annual tuition, parents of Donda Academy students have reported that they must sign NDAs. Rolling Stone, who reported the parents’ claims, notes that details about what’s in the agreement have not been revealed. A representative for the school, meanwhile, disputed allegations of an NDA — asserting instead that parents must sign an “informal agreement.”
Malik Yusef, a collaborator of Kanye “Ye” West, also gave some insight into why there may be secrecy. “People choose to bring their kids to Donda Academy for a sense of privacy,” he said. He also emphasized that maintaining an environment of learning and keeping God as a focus is the school’s priority. “I don’t think Kanye needs to tell the world what he’s doing so that he can be put under more scrutiny.”
Despite this, some couldn’t help but interpret the secrecy as ominous. “Donda Academy? Private Cristian school? NDAs? I hope this isn’t something I’ll be watching on Netflix in a few years…” wrote one Twitter user. The website of the academy has stark black and white imagery with a flying dove on the homepage. Still, some are keeping an open mind, tweeting, “tbh donda academy sounds like a pretty good school.”
