Restorative Practices
Educators across the country are replacing punitive discipline with a restorative approach, resulting in fewer suspensions and expulsions. Learn how educators make these practices successful in their classrooms and schools.
Making Restorative Justice Work
In a recent book, a high school principal explains how he implemented a time- and cost-effective process to improve equity in discipline.481
No Strings Attached: Supporting Social and Emotional Learning With Puppets
Puppets help early childhood teachers encourage deeper relationships and bolster their learners’ confidence and communication skills.414
Steps for Collective Well-Being in the New School Year
Teachers can rebuild connections and create an educational environment in which they support students and each other.1.7kWeekly Circles for Students and Faculty
See what happens when students and faculty participate in regular meetings to build trust and promote deeper learning.20k
Why Restorative Practices Benefit All Students
Punitive discipline can be harmful and unfair—restorative practices offer hopeful solutions.16.3k
An Alternative to In-School Suspension
In lieu of a more punitive approach, students use restorative practices to resolve conflicts and reflect on their behaviors.11.1k
Restorative Justice: Resources for Schools
Explore resources and case studies that demonstrate how to bring restorative justice to your school or classroom.16.1k
Justice Committee: Using Restorative Practices to Resolve Conflicts
Students at Pittsfield Middle High School are trained to mediate conflicts between their fellow students—and between students and teachers.11k
Suspensions Don’t Teach
Restorative practices—an alternative to punitive justice—keep kids in school, where they can learn how their behavior affects others.9.9k
Building Community With Restorative Circles
A technique for proactively building the skills and relationships students will need when challenges arise.7.1k
How Restorative Justice Helps Students Learn
Restorative justice allows everyone affected by a harm to return to a calm state that is optimal for learning.5.1k
A Proactive Approach to Discipline
Restorative discipline seeks to create an environment in which problem behavior is less likely to occur.4.6k
Connecting SEL and Equity in Hybrid Learning Classrooms
Common social and emotional learning strategies also promote equity, contributing to all students’ feeling of belonging in school.619
8 Tips for Schools Interested in Restorative Justice
Restorative justice promotes a positive, orderly school environment. Students and all members of the school community can learn and practice self-discipline, empathy, and accountability.7.6k
What the Heck Is Restorative Justice?
With the right training and support, restorative justice can prove more effective than traditional discipline measures in building a stronger school community.5.1k