Reprimand for BC teacher who posted song about Charlie Kirk’s death online

A BC teacher who made a satirical video of himself singing a song about Charlie Kirk’s death has been issued a formal reprimand.

According to a Sept. 22 BC Commissioner for Teacher Regulation decision, Burnaby high school teacher Tyler William Graham played guitar and sang in a song that contained the lyrics, “If you don’t want to get shot in the neck, don’t push policies that ruin lives.”

He posted it on his public Instagram page, which was viewed by students and widely shared among the school community.

“The Instagram story was perceived by some students as threatening, inappropriately political, and with a message that appeared to condone extreme violence,” the decision read.

The decision didn’t mention Charlie Kirk by name, instead calling it a high-profile murder in the United States.

Kirk had been an American right-wing political activist who was shot dead in September 2025 while talking at a conservative student organization event.

After viewing the video, the school issued Graham a letter of discipline and mandated that he complete a professional boundaries course.

They also passed the file to the teaching regulator, who took more action.

“Graham posted a message that appeared to condone extreme violence in response to the expression of views he did not agree with,” the BC Commissioner said in the decision. “Graham failed to consider the impact of his message on students and the school community.”

The Commissioner issued Graham a public reprimand.

The regulator said it was mitigating that Graham accepted responsibility for the video and has now made his social media account private, removed all students, both past and present and agreed not to accept requests from students in the future.