After Dancing and Celebration of Elementary School Students; Islamic Republic Officials Demand Education Minister Accountability and Dismissal of School Principals

Following the release of videos from Teacher’s Day ceremonies in some Iranian schools showing students celebrating and dancing, Islamic Republic officials are demanding action against what has been called “vulgarity” and say the Minister of Education must be held accountable.

Ali Motahari, Vice Speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, is among the officials who reacted to videos of students celebrating on Teacher’s Day and told the Farsi News Agency that the principals of these schools should be removed, and the Education Minister should be held responsible in this regard.

Abbas Kaabi, a member of the Assembly of Experts, described the students’ celebration as “dancing in schools” and a pre-planned program, and asked the “Headquarters for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice” to intervene in the matter and file complaints against the schools or any institutions that have been negligent.

Masoud Saqafi, spokesman for the Tehran Education Department, also informed the ISNA news agency of the need to identify and take serious legal action against those responsible.

However, the released videos showing students celebrating are from elementary school level, and these students are singing songs by several pop singers including a recent song by Sassi Manken.

After being released, these videos received significant attention from users, and some compared them to the school atmosphere of students from the 1980s.

On the other hand, some hardline users also linked these videos to the 2030 Agenda and called on the Education Minister to respond to the matter.

According to Iranian education laws, dancing and celebrating by students along with pop music in schools is not considered permissible, and only government-approved music can be played in schools.

After the 1979 Revolution in Iran, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s, revolutionary and religious songs were played in various school ceremonies, and students are still not allowed to dance at celebrations.

Source: Voice of America