Practitioners on school and college-based Behavioral Intervention Teams (BITs) sit at the nexus of care, conduct, safety, and support. These teams are tasked with preventing harm, responding to ...

Restorative practices are practices learned from the larger Restorative Justice (RJ) movement with the intent of strengthening relationships, building community, and resolving conflict. RJ is a ...

The article “Tensions brew over student discipline: Hartford parents, teachers debate restorative practices vs. punitive actions” [Page 1, April 29] oversimplified restorative justice and suspensions ...

Our diversifying high school in northern Colorado is navigating community fractures through the implementation of restorative practices, approaches aimed at building relationships and responding to ...

The U.S. Department of Education kicked off a “Rethinking Discipline” campaign over the summer that could help bring attention to “restorative practices,” an alternative to the zero-tolerance policies ...

Tomball ISD’s Connections Academy received recognition from the Texas Education Agency for restorative discipline practices, earning the “Experienced” designation on the RDP Fidelity Continuum Scale.

EdSource · This California Teacher of the Year embraces her dwarfism as a strength A change has come to my classroom, and I didn’t even know it. While I’ve been busy teaching, California passed Senate ...

Several restorative practices have been happening at the initial cohort of schools on a regular basis, Bronson said, including peace corners and rooms (a place for students to reset and calm down as ...

Worcester County’s Pocomoke High School opened its doors as usual to 352 students on a bright but chilly Thursday last December. A mix of mellow pop hits played in the background, and students at the ...

Sixth grade teacher Vicki Rotker leads a “community circle” at Kingsview Middle School in Germantown, Maryland. The school is part of the Montgomery County district, which is introducing restorative ...

Restorative practices promote the creation of spaces of trust and respect, with members of the campus community coming together for difficult conversations, deep listening, and restorative dialogue ...

How to strengthen relationships between individuals as well as social connections. All humans are hardwired to connect. Just as we need food, shelter and clothing, human beings also need strong and ...