Ontario high school facing backlash over pro-Islamic Regime chant allegations

Students were allegedly made to chant Islamic Republic slogans in a classroom at the publicly-funded school in Thornhill, Ont.

Scarlett Grace
  |   April 16, 2026   |   News Analysis   |   2 Comments

An allegation involving Thornlea Secondary School in Thornhill has sparked outrage online, with claims that a teacher named Nasrin Paydar forced students to chant slogans supporting the Islamic Republic in Iran.

According to the X post and community responses, students were allegedly made to participate in pro-regime chants during class. When contacted directly, both Thornlea Secondary School and the York Region District School Board offered no response.

Canadian taxpayers fund these public schools, and families deserve assurance that their children are not being used as props for foreign political or ideological causes, especially one tied to a regime that has executed tens of thousands of protesters, including many young people the same age as those in the classroom.

The alleged incident points to a broader pattern: ideology quietly entering Canadian schools under the banner of education or inclusivity. Public high schools should teach math, science, and critical thinking — not turn students into mouthpieces for a terrorist regime or its proxies.

The Iranian-Canadian community has expressed legitimate fury, with some parents allegedly pressing the board for answers.

Alberta’s recent introduction of Bill 25 — An Act to Remove Politics and Ideology from Classrooms, highlights a growing recognition of the problem of ideology taking over the classroom. The legislation aims to enforce neutrality, prevent schools from taking sides on contentious issues, protect staff and students from compelled speech, and ensure balanced perspectives rather than personal agendas.

Ontario needs similar safeguards. Parents must stay vigilant: review assignments, talk to their children, and hold trustees accountable. If allegations like this are brushed aside, we risk handing our education system over to indoctrination instead of genuine learning. Our kids deserve better.

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Scarlett Grace

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Scarlett Grace is a Canadian journalist and musician from Peterborough, Ontario. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Trent University and has spent over a decade performing live and releasing original music.

In 2022, her involvement in Canada’s freedom movement marked a turning point in her career and public voice. She later joined Rebel News, where she works as an anti-discrimination journalist, reporting extensively on the rise of antisemitism in Canada and the Iranian uprising.

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  • Bruce Atchison
    commented 2026-04-17 20:55:54 -0400
    You can’t even mention Christ in a non swearing context but Islam is promoted? We appear to be doomed to subjugation by Islamists.
  • Ken Smith
    followed this page 2026-04-17 08:37:10 -0400
  • Marie-Madeleine Dibon -Smith
    commented 2026-04-17 07:16:26 -0400
    Rather than conta!cting the board, the parents should contact the College of teahers and complain about that teacher. The teacher would be temporarely suspended until investigation was completed! That teacher weather cleared or not would learn its lesson.