ROWAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT TO BE CHARGED IN CONNECTION TO RACIST GRAFFITI AGAINST ROWAN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH
OCTOBER 26, 2026 – written by WADE QUEEN
PHOTO (CENSORED VERSION) TAKEN BY ROWAN COUNTY, KENTUCKY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH JEFF JONES OF RACIST GRAFFITI MADE AGAINST HIM AT A ROWAN COUNTY ATHLETICS BUILDING LATE LAST WEEK.
A Rowan County, Kentucky middle school student will now face charges after racist graffiti made towards a Rowan County high school football coach was found in one of the district’s athletic facilities last week.
“Rowan County Schools is deeply troubled by the racist graffiti recently discovered at one of our athletic facilities,” the school district said in a release statement on Saturday evening, October 24. “We understand the hurt and concern this incident has caused coach Jeff Jones, his family, and our school community.”
Rowan County Schools went on to say that the district stands with coach Jeff Jones and his family, and that they are committed to ensuring their schools remain a space where all feel safe and welcome.
“Let us be clear: racism and hateful behavior have no place in Rowan County Schools. Every student, staff member, and family deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” Rowan County Schools said.
The Rowan County Sheriff Office is continuing to investigate the incident as hate speech and vandalism.
The full statement that was made by the Rowan County Schools district can read as the following below:
That’s just the MAGA coming out of them
Middle schoolers.. they’ve learned it from home. Charge the parents for promoting this stuff and it’ll stop.
Hard to stop it when the leader of the free world (TACO) is leading the way.