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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's my thought as a veteran teacher and parent: 
Are there some situations where restorative justice makes sense and works?  Does it work for some kids?  If so, use it then.
Are there some situations or kids where they cannot be served at all within the public school system because they are so disruptive or so violent?  If so, remove them.
Are there other approaches that do not unfairly target minority students or mistreat marginalized students (or any students)?  Great, let's use that.

We can't go back to simply expelling everyone.  And we can't only use RJ.  But maybe that's the problem.  Maybe it's the when, where and how these approaches are used.  Maybe these each have a place and we need to talk more and try new things.  But something has to happen because neither the old way nor the new way is helping large numbers of kids.[/quote]

I posted the above.  Fwiw, kids who are violent or who threaten violence need to be served outside the public system.  I don't know how to do that, but that cannot be something schools have to handle.[/quote]

Agreed. I hear from teacher friends and substitutes that there are lists of kids so violent, they must be escorted through the halls by security guards. In one case, one kid gets his own bus because he could hurt someone. [/quote]

Yes, even in elementary school our kiddos can be quite aggressive. I've been punched and slapped a few times and cannot tell you the number of times I've been kicked. These were general education students in my second grade classroom. I've been teaching 24 years and never experienced things like this until about 2019.[/quote]

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