In Oakland, School Officials Tackle Rising Suspensions - California

Chris Engel 1/4/135:30 PM

"A number of new education laws in California tackle a particularly alarming issue: the state's schools now issue more suspensions to students than diplomas, especially to African-American students. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the Oakland Unified School District. But now, district officials are pinning their hopes on a new approach to student discipline, called "Restorative Justice." Reporter: Ana Tintocalis" [7 min podcast]

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201301041630/b

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New Laws Aim to Reduce Student Suspensions (1:15 min)

"California lawmakers took a hard line against student suspensions in last year's legislative session, with a series of six bills aiming to keep problem students in school, rather than suspend them. Reporter: Ana Tintocalis"

http://www.californiareport.org/archive/R201301030850/a

See also:

Tavis Smiley Reports: Too Important to Fail (20 mins)

http://acesconnection.com/video/tavis-smiley-reports-too-important-to-fail

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Pamela Denise LongMember

I happened upon this blog post; Thanks for sharing. Restorative Justice has an important place in our schools and communities. If fact, if we are to have a criminal "justice" system at all, restorative justice should be considered one of the capacity building / righting cornerstones of it.

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