Background: In recent years, the use of restorative justice (RJ) and restorative practices (RP)
in schools has grown rapidly. Understanding how theory and research address this topic is …

Many K-12 schools have turned to restorative practices as a means of reducing reliance on
exclusionary discipline and improving a range of student outcomes. This chapter …

A full canon of empirical literature shows that students who are African American, Latinx, or
American Indian/Alaskan Native, and students who are male, diagnosed with disabilities, or …

While numerous studies have demonstrated a correlation between exclusionary discipline
and negative student outcomes, this relationship is likely confounded by other factors related …

Schools are implementing Restorative Justice in Education (RJE) initiatives across the
United States, often to reduce the use of out-of-school suspension, which is known to …

Many schools use exclusionary discipline--such as suspensions and expulsions--to deter
students from misbehaving and to protect students from the harms associated with exposure …

Restorative justice approaches in schools have gained popularity given their potential to
build safer and more positive school communities, offer alternatives to exclusionary …

The school discipline literature has expanded rapidly in recent decades, yet the
conceptualization and measurement of school discipline patterns remains overlooked. In …

ABSTRACT Across the United States, schools are implementing Restorative Practices (RP)
to improve school climate and address disparities in discipline. The scope of such RP …

School discipline is a significant problem of practice and policy. The differences in
disciplinary patterns across schooling levels have received relatively little attention. This …