Restorative Justice

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

• Social Justice Posters from CTA

Resources:

• Restorative Justice Resources for Schools from Edutopia

• https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2019/01/04/the-first-gold-standard-study-of-restorative-justice-is-out-heres-what-it-tells-us/

• https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2019/01/04/the-first-gold-standard-study-of-restorative-justice-is-out-heres-what-it-tells-us/

• https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/11/01/undoing-harm-restorative-justice-library/

• http://www.ala.org/pla/education/onlinelearning/webinars/ondemand/pla2018-conflict

• https://www.healthiersf.org/RestorativePractices/Resources/index.php#pbis

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