Georgia Conflict Center's online blog, where we share reflections, interviews, and articles related to restorative justice and restorative practices.
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Read More →“History is asking us to become healers. We are so good at causing harm, at every level. We are experts at that. So I want to thank you for answering history’s call so that we will have a future for the seven generations to come.” - Dr. Fania Davis
Read More →Black girls face more frequent, severe discipline in schools, according to the Government Accountability Office. The GAO found that in K-12 public schools, Black girls had the highest rates of so-called "exclusionary discipline," such as suspensions and expulsions.
Read full article (LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB) →Schools that implemented Restorative Practices saw a staggering 35% reduction of student arrests in school, and a 15% reduction in out-of-school arrests (the University of Chicago Education lab).
Read full article (LINK OPENS IN A NEW TAB) →California SB 1445 is being sent to Governor Gavin Newsom. It will “empower school district student board members by allowing them to receive limited case information regarding a student’s expulsion proceedings and allowing them to make restorative justice recommendations to the larger school board during its deliberation.”
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