Ted Wachtel HuffPo op-ed on school-to-prison pipeline
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IIRP President Ted Wachtel writes:
I sent a letter to the editors of the The New York Times responding to its May 29, 2013, editorial about "The School-to-Prison Pipeline."
"I was...
Video: Diverse neighborhood in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, becoming a restorative zone
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This video, in Catalan with English subtitles, portrays a project to implement restorative practices across sectors in the Son Gotleu neighborhood of the city of Palma on the...
Changing behaviors with restorative practices
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“Restorative practices helped me look at what I did wrong instead of always blaming other people,” says Joe RoyEighteen-year-old Joe Roy has been on a bumpy journey, but now he’s...
Focus on relationships, writes Ted Wachtel in the Philadelphia Inquirer
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Photo by Jim Capaldi at Flickr Creative Commons
"Drawing from both liberal and conservative values, restorative practices cultivate a society based on participation and mutual...
Voice of America broadcasts to Africa a segment about restorative practices in a U.S. school
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I've featured IIRP's work with City Springs Public Charter School (K-8) in Baltimore, Maryland, a number of times in the past. Now, in this 6-minute segment from Voice of...
School Nurse News publishes article on restorative applications
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The following are excerpts from a recent article published in School Nurse News by Laura Mirsky, IIRP Assistant Director for Communications.
Kathleen Hawkins, a school nurse...
Australian school counselor visits North America for restorative practices immersion
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As a recipient of the Anika Foundation Scholarship, Sam Kourakis came to North America for five weeks to study restorative practices with the IIRP and a number of schools...
Video: Philadelphia youth call for restorative justice in their schools
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Youth United for Change (YUC) describes itself as "a youth-led, democratic organization made up of youth of color and working class communities, with the 'people' and political power...
Racial epithet addressed with restorative circle, questions, process
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Photo by USAG Humphreys at Flickr Creative Commons
"Hurt people hurt people: Helped people help people," write Angela Dornai and Dorothy Vaandering in an article in the March/April...
Restorative practices offers freedom from enslavement to school conduct codes
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"Test Tube" by Jason Hickey at Flickr Creative Commons.
I noticed a story last week about a Florida teen who was expelled from school for a science experiment gone wrong. This case is...
A proposal to use restorative circles to respond to Boston bombings
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Moment of silence for Boston bombing victims. Photo by Rebecca Hildreth at Flick Creative Commons
Pierre R. Berastaín, a student at Harvard Divinity School, proposes that restorative...
Restorative circles in schools in Lima, Peru
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IIRP Latin America always get the best photos. In the past couple days they've posted two albums to facebook with students young and old.
IIRP Latin America's director Jean Schmitz...
Restorative practices reduce suspensions in Ontario school district
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In a sprawling school district in northeast Ontario, Canada, with six secondary and 18 primary schools, restorative practices have not only reduced suspensions, but also helped change...
Video: Director of Center for Civil Rights discusses new report
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Last week I posted a link to a new report issued by the Civil Rights Project at University of California, Los Angeles, ”Out of School & Off Track: The Overuse of Suspensions in...
Terry O'Connell's work impacts schools, community and the business world
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Terry O'Connell has a chapter, called "Conflict and Relationships: Restorative Ways of Building Community," in a new book titled Peace in Action: Practices, Policies and Perspectives...
A student analysis of the school-to-prison pipeline
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Photo by Michael Stravato for the New York TimesPhiladelphia youth activists explain and critique the school-to-prison pipeline in On Blast, a seven-minute podcast. Their description...
Restorative moving from Detroit schools to the community
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Talking circle / photo by Christianity Today
Here's an excerpt from an excellent article that appeared this week in Christianity Today. "Detroit Students Restore Peace by Talking It...