Educators wear purple and orange to support Parkland High School teacher [Video]

Educators across the Triad and state are showing their support for a Parkland High School teacher who was filmed being assaulted by a student. Educators wore purple and orange on Wednesday after a video went viral on social media of a student slapping his teacher twice across the face. Jenny Easter, the president of the Forsyth County Association of Educators, says Parkland staff came up with the idea to wear purple and orange.”Parkland chose that, because that’s her favorite colors,” she said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking hereEaster says she and her team at FCAE and the North Carolina Association of Educators helped to spread the word about wearing the colors. She says educators across the state have participated. “It’s a way for us to kind of come together and just say, ‘we’re here, we see you, and we want to support you through this time, …