{"id":995,"date":"2018-09-14T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-14T13:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/?p=995"},"modified":"2018-09-13T11:03:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T16:03:33","slug":"restorative-justice-in-the-classroom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesocietypages.org\/trot\/2018\/09\/14\/restorative-justice-in-the-classroom\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Justice in the Classroom"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Originally Posted September 14, 2016.<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s September, which means students are zipping up their backpacks and sharpening their pencils for a new school year. For many kids, however, disciplinary actions like suspension and detention make school feel less like\u00a0a place of learning and more like a minefield for getting into trouble. Some schools are experimenting with <\/span>restorative justice practices<\/span><\/a> to address disruptive behavior in lieu of more traditional means that often mean missing class. These new policies tend to take a lot of time and effort to implement, and very little<\/span>\u00a0research has been done regarding the efficacy of these\u00a0restorative justice initiatives.<\/span>\u00a0However, research points to an array of problems with the more traditional, exclusionary methods educators\u00a0have relied on in the past.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many schools have increased<\/em> their use of punitive discipline and zero tolerance policies, despite drops<\/em> in school-based delinquency. A shift in school disciplinary procedures would likely result in fewer days of missed tests and lectures for African American students, who are the most likely to receive suspension as a punishment in schools, especially in more racially diverse schools. Research shows that black students are more likely to receive the brunt of disciplinary action when overall delinquent behavior in school is low because teachers and administrators perceive them as threatening day-to-day proceedings. \u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n