Purple for Parents started in Arizona as a social media campaign that wanted to give parents a vehicle to air their frustrations with teacher strikes, school closures, and the politicization of K-12 classrooms.

The group was formed in 2018 by Forest Moriarty leading up to the Arizona Education Association (AEA) teacher strike. Moriarty is the father of two special needs students and husband of an Arizona teacher who found himself fed up with the state’s teacher union politicizing the classroom and encouraging teachers to strike annually.

Listen in as Forest shares his journey at the 2nd Annual Purple for Parents Indiana conference in Noblesville, Indiana.