Kanye West Responsible for Boost in LA School's Fashion Program

Late last year, stories surfaced reporting that Kanye West was serving his court-ordered community

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Late last year, stories surfaced reporting that Kanye West was serving his court-ordered community service hours by teaching classes at LA Trade Technical College. Now, court documents are stating that Yeezy is the lone individual responsible for a near-40% increase in the number of men participating in the school’s fashion design program. According to TMZ, fellow professors at the school are also happy with Ye’s temporary tenure as teacher, even going so far as to single out that he goes “above and beyond” when it comes to assigning work and “offers students personal mentoring.” Kanye is scheduled to end his community service hours at LA Trade Technical College in June of this year.

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