RESTORATIVE JUSTICE: IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABLE RESTORATIVE PRACTICES IN A K-12 SCHOOL

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe how sustainable restorative practices focused on the intention of using inclusive school leadership, curriculum, wrap around supports, transformative community engagement, high quality teaching, and restorative justice practices at the middle school level. As a school we will use positive discipline practices, such as restorative justice and social and emotional learning supports that are stressed in classrooms so that students can grow and contribute to the school community and beyond. Some other goals are to create authentic parent and community engagement at the school that is promoted so parents or students play a part in planning and decision-making for the school. Also, the focus will be for staff that will work with students on social emotional trauma related to support services for afterschool platforms that are available before, during, and after school that are potentially provided year-round to the full community.