ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. – Racist graffiti in a high school sparked outrage in St. Charles County and now advocacy groups say they want to see follow-through.

A former Francis Howell High School custodian was charged with felony harassment motivated by discrimination and misdemeanor property damage. Advocacy groups say this should just be the start of action.

“Silence in the space of hate is not an option,” Zebrina Looney, St. Charles County NAACP, said.

Looney spoke out with other advocacy groups.

“What happened with this individual’s actions is part of a larger pattern,” Jamie Martin, Francis Howell Forward, said.

Racist and sexually violent graffiti found last month in Francis Howell High School was linked to 25-year-old former custodian Tyler Alan Carter.

“It is a mythology to thi

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