Education Week: As Restorative Justice Spreads, When Do You Suspend?

A new wave of research shows that in disciplining students, out-of-school suspensions don’t help. More often, suspensions push students so far behind academically that dropping out becomes increasingly likely.

Critics of suspensions, and the zero-tolerance policies that fuel them, advocate for restorative practices, which have been making inroads across the country to demonstrated positive effect.

via As Restorative Justice Spreads, When Do You Suspend?.

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