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2024-05-16 01:05:14 UTC
Parental rights group Parents Defending Education released a report on
Monday warning about the widespread adoption of restorative justice
disciplinary practices at schools, saying that the new policies may
lead to dangerous and disruptive classrooms.
The report found that there are at least 18,808 schools across 506
school districts with restorative justice policies in place.
Restorative justice policies in practice often focus on conversations
between offender and victim in contrast to more traditional discipline
techniques like suspension and expulsion.
Restorative justice has proven to be a disaster for school safety and
school culture, Erika Sanzi, the director of outreach for Parents
Defending Education, told The Daily Wire. Are there minor infractions
for which it can work? Sure. But in an effort to juke the discipline
statistics and feel good about themselves, school districts have
allowed their schools to get out of control in terms of defiance,
disruption and even violence. It cant continue.
According to the report, there are at least 11,540,428 students who go
to schools with restorative justice policies. Some of these students go
to schools in conservative states like Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee.
Restorative justice is a philosophy for student discipline where
reconciliation between the offender and the victim is the ultimate
goal, the report explained. In many school districts, restorative
justice has REPLACED exclusionary discipline in schools, so the
response to a violent action in class is not a suspension or expulsion,
but to clear the classroom and have a restorative conference.
Parents Defending Education found that districts in Alaska, Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, and Wyoming all used restorative justice
techniques.
The state with the most districts by far was California, with at least
335 districts having some guide of restorative justice practice in
place.
In restorative justice, reconciliation, not punishment, is the goal.
The Western view of crime and punishment is thought to be a byproduct
of colonialism, Parents Defending Education President Nicki Neily
posted on X. This approach to discipline is failing students,
teachers, and families.
The organization noted that its list is not comprehensive and that
there could be more school districts with similar policies across the
country.
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Let's go Brandon!
Monday warning about the widespread adoption of restorative justice
disciplinary practices at schools, saying that the new policies may
lead to dangerous and disruptive classrooms.
The report found that there are at least 18,808 schools across 506
school districts with restorative justice policies in place.
Restorative justice policies in practice often focus on conversations
between offender and victim in contrast to more traditional discipline
techniques like suspension and expulsion.
Restorative justice has proven to be a disaster for school safety and
school culture, Erika Sanzi, the director of outreach for Parents
Defending Education, told The Daily Wire. Are there minor infractions
for which it can work? Sure. But in an effort to juke the discipline
statistics and feel good about themselves, school districts have
allowed their schools to get out of control in terms of defiance,
disruption and even violence. It cant continue.
According to the report, there are at least 11,540,428 students who go
to schools with restorative justice policies. Some of these students go
to schools in conservative states like Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee.
Restorative justice is a philosophy for student discipline where
reconciliation between the offender and the victim is the ultimate
goal, the report explained. In many school districts, restorative
justice has REPLACED exclusionary discipline in schools, so the
response to a violent action in class is not a suspension or expulsion,
but to clear the classroom and have a restorative conference.
Parents Defending Education found that districts in Alaska, Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington,
Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, and Wyoming all used restorative justice
techniques.
The state with the most districts by far was California, with at least
335 districts having some guide of restorative justice practice in
place.
In restorative justice, reconciliation, not punishment, is the goal.
The Western view of crime and punishment is thought to be a byproduct
of colonialism, Parents Defending Education President Nicki Neily
posted on X. This approach to discipline is failing students,
teachers, and families.
The organization noted that its list is not comprehensive and that
there could be more school districts with similar policies across the
country.
--
Let's go Brandon!