How Disparate School Discipline Continues to Drive Differences in the Opportunity to Learn report
This rerport explores how disparate school discipline continues to drive differences in students’ learning and opportunities in school
Restorative Justice Practices
Healing Schools: A Framework for Joining Trauma-Informed Care, Restorative Justice, and Multicultural Education for Whole School Reform (2023)
This article brings together “healing schools” with trauma-informed care, restorative justice, and multicultural education coming together under one integrated framework. Authors call for creation of healing schools because: 1) Schools can play a valuable role in promoting healing and well-being among the students and families with whom they engage and 2) Many urban schools themselves need healing because they have become systems of toxic environments for adults and youth alike. Framework includes four key values: relationships, safety, belonging, and agency.
Discussing Race, Racism and Police Violence
The resources below can help spur much-needed discussion around implicit bias and systemic racism, but they can also help inspire us all to enact the changes that will create a more just society.These resources can help spur much-needed discussion around implicit bias and systemic racism, but they can also help inspire us all to enact the changes that will create a more just society.
Creating a School Peace Room
This tool describes how Peace Rooms can be used in secondary school settings and ways to include students in the process of creating one. Includes examples of peace rooms in high schools, and info on how to include students in creation of peace rooms.
Building Comminity through Restorative Circles
Article from Edutopia provides an overview of using restorative talking circles in schools
