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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't seem to be going any better at FCPS.  My child's elementary school really pushed for it for a bullying situation in lieu of actually doing anything.  The RJ mediator met with the students and opted not to go forward with the process.  So, the thing that the school was relying on isn't going to happen.  [/quote]
Naive parents got tricked into this nonsense.[/quote]
There is a bullying incident in my child's classroom a week ago where they used RJ and it worked beautifully. The problem was completely resolved.[/quote]
Per MCPS's own report, it's not working "beautifully".  It's an abysmal failure.[/quote]
Well, at our school, RJ helped put an end to my kid being bullied so I have to disagree. It works great.[/quote]
Can you elaborate?  How did it work?[/quote]
A classmate was punching and pushing my kid down at recess daily. The teacher used RJ and got the kids together in a circle to talk. Afterward, the bully ceased bullying. Despite the many complaints here at least where my kid was concerned it seemed like a great resolution. [/quote]
As I suspected, this was an elementary school issue. RJ seems most appropriate for many elementary school-level conflicts like this. Where RJ falls about is in the secondary schools where the conflicts can be more fraught with danger and harm beyond hurt feelings.[/quote]
It's great to just say it only works for ES, but these anecdotal claims are wearing thin.[/quote]
Could you please post some research studies that speak to the questions being asked here?  [/quote]

No, are your fingers broken or do you have research studies that you would like to add?
As a parent I'm appalled at this social experiment that lacks any sort of grounding in practice which is making my child more stressed out, unsafe and is causing their teachers to be stressed and or leave. It's outrageous. [/quote]

That couldn't be further from the truth. RJ has shown great results in countless studies. Sure, a few RW astroturfers are against anything that isn't corporal punishment but that's inevitable on DCUM.[/quote]

Are you a teacher in MCPS? Trust me, it's not making a difference at all.  Where are these studies? [/quote]

Yes, I'm a teacher and it works miracles when applied correctly. [/quote]

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