A statewide teacher work stoppage is expected Thursday and Friday in West Virginia to express their concerns about health care and pay issues and some students want to show their support.

Dozens of students at Capital High School are wearing purple Wednesday to show their support. The students say they chose that color because when you mix red and blue, the colors of both state teacher union's, you get purple.

The students say it's important to let teachers know they care about them.

"We want to show our legislature and other people out there that we, as teenagers, we are not just sitting back and taking a day off from school," Jakob Spruce, Capital High student, said. "We really support the issues that are going on, and we are the future generation of voters, and we are paying attention to what is going on for this up coming election year."

Jakob says about 15 schools in the state had students wearing purple Wednesday...including four other Kanawha County Schools.