More Proof that Schools Need to Avoid Restorative Programs and Practices
This Blog critically analyzes (a) a new “research” report that inaccurately attempts to use a large-scale student survey to show that restorative practices “effectively” decrease disproportionate discipline actions for students of color, and (b) the implications of a recent ACLU report showing that the Pittsburgh (PA) School District under-reported disproportionate school arrests for students of color and disabilities in the face of a “successful” restorative practices program that ended the year before.