I just had to respond to this. First, if your child is attending a school that has a Restorative Justice policy
please remove them from that school!
While I agree that some schools come down too hard on minor disciplinary issues that is NOT the problem in our nation's inner city schools. Restorative Justice is basically another program to shift the issue away from the demise of inner city families - which is the primary cause of the violence and poor educational system in our cities. This has been known since President Johnson's administration in the 1960s.
The problem with Restorative Justice is that it places the victim in a bind having them face the people that have harmed them and putting the enforcer of our laws the state in the background. Another problem is absent very minor non-criminal issues Restorative Justice does not work outside nice college campus in which it is discussed.
I have to say this is another example of the demise of Connecticut and why I am so thankful
I have left as Aetna and other are soon to do.
DB
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Subject: [KIDSCOUNSEL-L] Closing arguments - CT Law Tribune
From: Bonnie Berk <
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Date: Mon, October 24, 2016 2:55 pm
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Let's not repeat one of the biggest policy disasters in American history. . .
Restorative justice programs that guide young people to take responsibility for their actions, make amends to the community and address the root causes of their behavior have proved successful . . .
Bonnie Berk
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Hartford – Bridgeport – New Haven
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