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BC student refuses to remove school videos after suspension

Rebel News' interview centers on a dispute over classroom recording, parental access and the conditions for returning to school.

Why this story? The video drew 958 comments in its first day, 5.5 times a normal first day on this channel (174).

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  1. 2:44The student says his suspension is tied to removing his school videos, which he intends to leave online.
  2. 4:00He argues that publishing classroom material gives parents access to teaching they otherwise cannot easily see.
  3. 5:29He explains why he questioned a classroom slide depicting RCMP officers and Catholic clergy taking Indigenous children.
  4. 9:54Recorded audio captures the principal questioning whether the student is using his phone appropriately during school hours.

The videos are staying online. In an interview with Rebel News reporter Drea Humphrey, a British Columbia high school student says he will not remove recordings of his school's Truth and Reconciliation programming, despite a suspension he says depends on taking them down.

The report drew nearly a thousand comments in its first day, more than five times the channel's usual response. Views, by contrast, were ordinary for a Rebel News upload. The discussion centers on school discipline and freedom of expression, with some commenters questioning whether removing the videos should be a condition of returning to class.

The student explains his decision in terms of access: he wants parents to see what is being presented inside classrooms. Humphrey includes excerpts from his uploads and asks about the curriculum material he challenged.

But the report also contains a distinct concern from the school. In recorded audio, the principal questions whether the student is using his phone appropriately during school hours. That exchange puts the practical dispute alongside the political one: the student's defense of publishing the material, and the school's objection to recording during the school day.

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The facts
Channel
Rebel News
Subscribers
1,980,000
Channel views, last 7 days
1,883,474
Channel views, pace per day
392,744 (on a normal day: 264,500)
Video published
October 14, 2026
Video views so far
74,214 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
65,532

The numbers

The unusually busy comment section, rather than an exceptional viewing total, distinguishes this interview from the channel's typical first day.

comments on the video's first day
usual first day here
174
this video
958
subscribers
1,980,000
no significant change in the last 7 days
total views
986,028,483
views per day
392,744
typical day: 264,500
the video
views
74,214
likes
4,484
comments
1,055
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
HasanAbi
1,990,000
Rebel News
1,980,000
As of October 15, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
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