Kalamazoo schools report zero expulsions after ‘paradigm shift’ to restorative discipline

Donielle Prince 2/1/192:43 PM

"A major shift in discipline practices at Kalamazoo Public Schools has staff coaching students toward resolution rather than issuing punishments and moving on. As a result, the already decreasing number of district-wide expulsions dropped to zero in the 2017-18 school year.

The decrease in expulsions over the last decade is the direct result of the district’s use of restorative practices, staff told the Board of Education Thursday, Jan. 25. Nkenge Bergan, director of student services, and Rikki Saunders, director of special education, gave the report at the school board’s Thursday meeting."

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