{"id":11820,"date":"2017-04-28T08:04:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-28T12:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=11820"},"modified":"2017-04-28T11:28:17","modified_gmt":"2017-04-28T15:28:17","slug":"restorative-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/restorative-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Restorative Justice at Randolph Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

A student-centered approach to school discipline<\/h1>\n

\"Real<\/a>Editor’s note:<\/strong> The students in Randolph Union’s PBL class have created\u00a0a restorative justice system for their school. The students wrote\u00a0this post as a way to share their story and encourage other schools to give restorative justice a try.<\/em><\/p>\n

A lot of people are afraid to start implementing restorative justice in schools because of how intensive the work is. Although it certainly has been difficult to do it at Randolph Union High School (RUHS), we have found that it is well worth our efforts. Students have found that the working in setting up and running Restorative Justice has made subtle but important changes in their learning.
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One student in particular has developed a new motivation for staying in school and ensuring that he and his peers avoid the pitfalls of interactions with the criminal justice system.\u00a0 This came out of work on the School to Prison Pipeline, which examines the connection between suspension and dropping out and dropping out with criminality.<\/p>\n

Other students have enjoyed the freedom and student driven nature of the class.\u00a0 They appreciate being able to direct their learning and pursue their interests and passions for bettering the school and community.<\/p>\n

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