Get Ready to Comply with New School Discipline Laws
With Memorial Day upon us, the end of the school year is just a blink away. In your summer planning for the 2017-18 school year, don’t forget the new law requiring schools to consider restorative justice before imposing a long-term suspension or expulsion. This new law turns Zero Tolerance on its head, and takes effect […]
Implementing RJ: What does it Look Like? Where do you Begin?
As the current school year draws to a close, administrators are looking ahead to 2017-18. Looming large is the new Michigan law requiring schools to consider restorative justice before imposing long-term suspensions or expelling students. This law takes effect August 1st, so schools will need to be ready to comply before the first student walks […]
When I present on Restorative Justice . . .
I share the basics. Restorative justice discipline is based on ancient principles of addressing the harm resulting from misconduct, rather than focusing on what rule was broken. It defines accountability as healing the harm caused by one’s actions rather than taking the punishment. Conducted in an atmosphere of equal respect for all parties in a […]