Lisa Goochee, Communications & Outreach
SF Day School shared this diagram comparing traditional discipline methods to restorative methods.
In February of 2020, we were overjoyed to have Dr. Ruth Bissell of the San Francisco Day School bring her team to Peninsula for a peer-to-peer professional development workshop on restorative justice methods. Dr. Bissell and her team covered the following topics and discussion questions in the workshop.
What is Restorative Justice?
Restorative Justice is a theory and practice that emphasizes repairing harm. In a school setting, this could mean a code of behavior was broken by an individual or group. Restorative justice in practice facilitates all willing parties who caused or were impacted by the harm to work through the incident. The goal is to bring about greater understanding and the transformation of people, relationships, and communities.
Questions for DEEPER Discussion
How can restorative justice guiding questions and principles help identify and reinforce school values?
How does restorative justice connect to DEI language to support school climate and culture?
How do social-emotional learning frameworks and restorative justice help support student behavior expectations already in place?
Restorative practices are based on practices that originate in indigenous communities. Can we do restorative justice without appropriating another culture’s practices?
The judicial system already bends towards the wealthy and “privileged”, so for whom should we use restorative justice?
San Francisco Day school facilitates a ‘Restorative Justice 10'1’ workshop to curious Peninsula staffers.