Anonymous
10/23/2023 09:42
Subject: Teachers, please describe your week
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A kid assaulted a staff member this week. There were no consequences per our Directors demands- we are supposed to have a restorative justice circle. That is it. The teacher is refusing and is in the process of lawyering up. Welcome to mcps.
Some should call the Director to account. Restorative Justice does not mean no consequences.
DP. I’ve never seen any real consequences come out of a restorative justice circle. What I have seen is a bunch of high school students mocking them. They know that all they need to do is sit, play along, and walk away. I’ve also seen a student hiding in his car because he didn’t want to face his bully; he knew he would have to be the victim all over again and then accept a fake apology. It’s a joke.
Yes that is a joke and NOT Restorative Justice. Just because someone apologizes does not mean they have done the work to show accountability for their actions or to atone for the community and individual trust they’ve broken. Which is all the reason that School Admins/Directors/and others should be called out because they are making a mockery of Restorative Justice and in the process actually harming victims.
Seems to work great at the lower grades but is less effective by HS.
Anonymous
10/23/2023 09:41
Subject: Teachers, please describe your week
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A kid assaulted a staff member this week. There were no consequences per our Directors demands- we are supposed to have a restorative justice circle. That is it. The teacher is refusing and is in the process of lawyering up. Welcome to mcps.
Some should call the Director to account. Restorative Justice does not mean no consequences.
DP. I’ve never seen any real consequences come out of a restorative justice circle. What I have seen is a bunch of high school students mocking them. They know that all they need to do is sit, play along, and walk away. I’ve also seen a student hiding in his car because he didn’t want to face his bully; he knew he would have to be the victim all over again and then accept a fake apology. It’s a joke.
Yes that is a joke and NOT Restorative Justice. Just because someone apologizes does not mean they have done the work to show accountability for their actions or to atone for the community and individual trust they’ve broken. Which is all the reason that School Admins/Directors/and others should be called out because they are making a mockery of Restorative Justice and in the process actually harming victims.
+1 agreed. It’s not being executed correctly at all
Which is why we should stop using it. It’s actually damaging school environments. Students see it as a joke because it is a joke.