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August 1st brings new legal requirements affecting your school discipline process. Are you ready to comply with the new law requiring your school to consider restorative justice before imposing a long-term suspension or expulsion? We can help. Schertzing Communications, LLC supports the use and integration of the restorative justice philosophy and practices in schools. As […]
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 […]
Zero Tolerance: How Did We Get Here?
In the late 1990s when zero tolerance policies started in our nation’s schools they were designed to keep students safe. This was the Three-Strikes-and-You’re-Out era when everyone was “getting tough on crime.” And, like so many criminal justice processes, we extended those policies and attitudes to our schools. Then, shocked by the Columbine High School […]
Time to Build Restorative Justice into Training Plans
This August a new law takes effect requiring schools to consider restorative justice before imposing any long-term suspension or expulsion. Further, the law creates a rebuttable presumption that students should stay in school. This is a significant departure from Zero Tolerance that demanded suspension for any number of infractions. With spring break on their doorstep, […]