What Are Restorative Discipline Practices? Should Schools Use Them?
What Are Restorative Discipline Practices? Should Schools Use Them?  
Podcast: Education in Focus
Published On: Fri Jul 07 2023
Description: A practice once used in the criminal justice system is now preferred by the nation's top law enforcement and education agencies who say schools should use it to prevent discrimination.  Restorative justice or restorative practices have in the past decade or so become more regular terms in school buildings across the country as an alternative to hard-line disciplinary policies that before dominated districts. But is the new approach to discipline actually working?