Discipline reform gets boost in California budget
June 21, 2018
Efforts to expand California's ban on suspending students for “willful defiance," now limited to K-3 grades, also still in play.
A community building circle in Tatiana Chaterji's classroom at Fremont High School in the Oakland Unified School District.
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Full Circle: California schools work to transform discipline
In this special report, EdSource examines restorative justice in California schools as an alternative to traditional school discipline. Many see the practice, which prioritizes mediation and relationship building over punishment, as a way to improve school environments and reduce discipline disparities that adversely affect students of color. Others worry that some districts are implementing it without adequate resources, which could lead to more chaotic classrooms.
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