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You can…
Reduce
discipline
problems by as
much as 60% even
in high risk
schools!
Reduce teacher
and counselor
burnout!
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“Taking
Restorative
Justice to
Schools" is a
practical
resource for
those wanting to
rethink their
approach to
wrongdoing and
conflicts in
schools and
other contexts
involving youth.
…it is a
significant
contribution to
the growing
literature on
restorative
processes
in the
educational
field.
Educators and administrators who are looking for alternatives to investing in expensive new curricula will find in this little book practical guidelines for an alternative model that is both low cost and effective.
There is so much interest in schools now and a real hunger for materials to help people implement restorative approaches. Thanks for the great work you are doing!
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This is a
practical guide
from a
practitioner.
Ms. Holtham
provides the
philosophical
foundations for
restorative
justice,
describes the
need for it in
schools, the
record of
success and then
a roadmap for
implementation.
She describes
the required
stakeholders,
appropriate
offenses and
then offers a
"how to" manual
with sample
scripts to
conduct
restorative
justice
conferences. If
you are
interested in
reducing class
disruptions,
suspensions and
expulsions while
creating an
educational
community and
culture of
learning, this
book tells you
how to do it
with restorative
practices.
This is work that can really make a difference in the lives of others and as someone with 25 years in the field of high-risk crisis intervention, I can attest to the fact that win-win resolution is possible with a committed effort of all parties concerned.
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Jeannette
Holtham has hit
the nail on the
head.
Restorative
Justice is not a
replacement to
conventional
discipline, it's
an alternative.
For those who
are willing to
take ownership
of their
actions, RJ is
an incredible
tool to building
better citizens.
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