MACON COUNTY, Tenn. (WSMV) – The groundskeeper who maintained the Macon County soccer area stated he stop after he claimed the college informed him to cowl up his newest midfield portray.

Shaun Trent had painted elaborate and infrequently well timed artwork on the highschool soccer area for 12 years, and he did it without spending a dime.

But after portray a nod to ‘Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day’ for Macon County’s recreation on Aug. 26, he was informed to cowl it up.

The artwork featured totally different animals on a rainbow, serving as a tribute to individuals’s pets which have died.

“They ruined the artistic side, it’s over,” Trent stated. “You can’t do that to somebody who takes so much pride in something like that. You can’t censor them and do that, especially after you’ve had so much trust in them. It crushed me, it crushed my soul.”

Over the years Trent has painted a variety of artwork at midfield, with the whole lot from holiday-themed logos, to breast most cancers consciousness and September 11 tributes.

“It takes a long time to do that, I took so much pride in it knowing that the community loved it,” Trent stated. “It was a great thing we had going, beautiful thing we had going.”

Trent stated Friday morning he acquired a name from the pinnacle soccer coach, asking Trent to cowl up the ‘Rainbow Bridge Remembrance’ portray.

Initially, Trent stated he would, however modified his course – saying he simply couldn’t convey himself to erase his work.

He additionally stated the Macon County Director of Schools referred to as him and informed him to cowl it up as effectively.

Macon County Schools has not provided a proof as to why they needed the artwork eliminated.

Trent by no means thought individuals can be upset with the selection of artwork.

“I kind of looked at a Google calendar and saw, well, there’s a Rainbow Remembrance Day coming up, this’ll be kind of cool,” Trent stated. “I mean the stuff I post, I didn’t think once about offending anybody, never have.”

Trent, who owns the landscaping firm Trents Progrounds, posted concerning the debacle and since, has acquired a whole bunch of messages of help.

One Macon County lady, Kayla Lanier, even began making t-shirts, with the phrases, “#WeStandWithTrent.”

Lanier stated she has bought dozens of them thus far, with the proceeds going to an area animal shelter.

“It’s great, I didn’t realize my art touched that many people but it’s still the few that I’ve let down that really crushes me. Because that’s the kind of person I am, I don’t want to make anybody upset,” Trent stated.

The faculty has but to touch upon why Trent was requested to cowl up his portray.

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