Periodically, I will post an entry that includes links to articles and stories in the media that highlight restorative justice practices in school and in life. Follow the links below to learn about how other communities are using restorative justice philosophy and practices and how it is affecting their communities.
Education Week, October 16, 2012, Restorative Practices: Discipline but Different by Nirvi Shah. Describes RJ practices in Baltimore, Syracuse, Chicago and other cities.
From the New York Times, April 3, 2013, Opening Up, Students Transform a Vicious Circle by Patricia Leigh Brown. This article examines RJ in Oakland Schools and its impact on young lives there.
PBS program, In Close, September 23, 2015, Restorative Justice: A New Approach to School Discipline, this short video tells the story of Seattle’s Garfield High School’s integration of restorative justice practices using youths who work both on school interventions and are piloting interventions in a local courtroom.
PBS Newshour, December 27, 2016 More Teachers’ Union Leaders Come Out Against Student Discipline Policies by Emmanuel Felton, of Education Week, features push-back from teachers working in schools where restorative justice has been integrated into school cultures but struggles remain.