<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A senior teacher from South Australia has been stood down and is under investigation for wearing a Charlie Kirk costume to school for Halloween last week. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The teacher, Guy Harrison, arrived at work dressed as the assassinated right-wing commentator, with his costume including a "freedom" T-shirt and a fake bullet wound to the neck.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The school principal took immediate action upon seeing the costume. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/lehrmann-at-risk-of-arrest-without-medical-certificate/03029864-ab53-4cc4-b83e-cddb1745bdfc"><strong><span>Lehrmann at risk of arrest without medical certificate, court hears</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The principal saw it and said cover it up and he's been directed away from the school," Education Minister Blair Boyer said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"When I heard what had been done I just really shook my head," he added, saying the costume was "obviously inappropriate on a whole heap of different levels".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It would have been pretty confronting to see… this is a person who was murdered."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/teacher-investigation-charlie-kirk-costume/485eea86-5296-4035-8e16-a78f904ddfd2" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The incident has prompted a formal inquiry by the South Australian Department of Education. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sarah-henderson-comments-sussan-ley-opposition-leader-liberal-party/b8a3b445-078d-4f95-bcea-bdd77e0b7bb6"><strong><span>'Worst I've ever seen': Senior Liberal's scathing broadside at Ley</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Parents were only informed of the incident via a letter sent yesterday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have addressed this matter with students who were aware of the outfit, and have provided wellbeing support," it said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Urrbrae parent Gemma Wilkinson said she doesn't "feel like it's a sackable offence, but it should be addressed."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"The kids don't dress up for Halloween, so why should the teachers?" she asked.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The education department is yet to comment on the specifics of the investigation, or provide a timeline for its conclusion. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>This article was produced with the assistance of</span></em><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/technology/9express/16480c33-636a-461f-9c4f-d0e2522c722a"><em><span>9ExPress</span></em></a><em><span>.</span></em></div></div>