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Toolkit: The Foundations of Restorative Justice
In this LFJ resource—a companion piece to the feature article from the Spring 2021 issue of Learning for Justice magazine, “It Was Always About Control”—learn more about restorative practices and the required structural changes needed to implement this framework. Educators and advocates offer solutions to school discipline and classroom management that do not have to be based in compliance.
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From Slavery to School Discipline
Envisioning schools that affirm and protect Black students means reckoning with a long history of racist punishment. Journalist Anoa Changa proclaims, in this article from the Spring 2022 issue of Learning for Justice magazine, “Individual practices, however, cannot overcome deeply embedded policies with built-in biases. To the extent possible, teachers should support efforts to address inherently harmful systems.”
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Check Out What We’re Reading
“More districts have turned to restorative justice these days, realizing that students need extra support now, as they recover from the trauma and disruption of the pandemic.” —Education Week
“But what we’ve come to believe is that Black children don’t need ‘toughness.’ Life is already tough for many of them. They need an abundance of love that is propped up with empathy and compassion.” —Chalkbeat
“When kids can’t find mental health services in their communities, the onus falls on school systems, which don’t have the option to turn students away.” —ProPublica
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