What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is a framework for community building and responding to challenging behaviors through meaningful dialogue. Implementing restorative practices shifts the conversation between teachers and students to be less punishment-oriented and offers an opportunity for all people affected by the action to have a dialogue about how to make things right and restore the classroom community. 1
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References
1 Bennett, N. A. (2021, June 7). Restorative Practices in School. Kickboard. https://www.kickboardforschools.com/sel-social-emotional-learning/restorative-practice-ideas-for-your-classroom/
2 IIRP Graduate School. (2018b, November 16). What is Restorative Practices? [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_obyZY4XzaI&t=1s
3 TEDx Talks. (2020, January 28). Healing the Harm in Schools | Michelle Chatman | TEDxUStreetWomen [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y26PVIo-eOs&t=1s
4 Restorative Justice Partnership. (n.d.). What Restorative Justice is NOT. Retrieved August 8, 2021, from https://rjpartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/What-Restorative-Justice-is-Not-Final.pdf