Many schools are implementing a Social Justice Curriculum as well as Restorative Justice programs.
Connecting with students:
What personal stories can we professionally share?
Don't do anything about me without me.
Private correction - take students outside for a conversation.
I may see things differently but...
Some schools use restorative circles
Teachers report it feels like running a therapy session, which they are not qualified to do
Resources:
Definitions:
Individually define race, racism, prejudice, social justice, and equity.
From Merriam Webster Dictionary
race
2a: a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock
b: a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics
racism
1: a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race
2a: a doctrine or political program based on the assumption of racism and designed to execute its principles
b: a political or social system founded on racism
3: racial prejudice or discrimination
prejudice
1: injury or damage resulting from some judgment or action of another in disregard of one's rightsespecially : detriment to one's legal rights or claims
2a(1): preconceived judgment or opinion
(2): an adverse opinion or leaning formed without just grounds or before sufficient knowledge
b: an instance of such judgment or opinion
c: an irrational attitude of hostility directed against an individual, a group, a race, or their supposed characteristics
social justice
: a state or doctrine of egalitarianism
equity
1a: justice according to natural law or right specifically : freedom from bias or favoritism