LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY - Coming late to class, disrupting a class, or picking on a fellow student are the kinds of behaviors that will earn students in the Benson Schools a visit with Dean of Students ...

As young adults and college students, we make mistakes ranging from drug use to excessive drinking to harassment. Reducing the frequency of students’ mistakes is the priority of any university — and ...

Educators are faced with situations requiring disciplinary measures daily. No one method of discipline can serve as a blanket cure for all scenarios. In balance with modern discipline practices, ...

The U.S. Department of Education kicked off a “Rethinking Discipline” campaign over the summer that could help bring attention to “restorative practices,” an alternative to the zero-tolerance policies ...

Walton favors restorative justice, which gives more power to survivors in determining what happens to assailants. In this model, survivors decide whether they want to participate in a dialogue with ...

Arlington County is shifting its restorative justice efforts to local nonprofits. During the County Board meetings held this weekend and last night, members voted to shift nearly $200,000 to ...

When a crime occurs, it sets in motion potential tragic consequences that are often unseen by the American justice system. However, this "benign neglect" may lead to traumatic consequences for the ...

Read more about local philanthropic efforts in the Year End Giving Guide. Isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic produced many challenges for children, their parents, and their teachers. Academically, ...

Restorative practices promote the creation of spaces of trust and respect, with members of the campus community coming together for difficult conversations, deep listening, and restorative dialogue ...

Our diversifying high school in northern Colorado is navigating community fractures through the implementation of restorative practices, approaches aimed at building relationships and responding to ...

Academic Pauline Ashworth examines findings on the effectiveness of restorative justice in cases involving bullying in children's residential units Academic Pauline Ashworth examines findings on the ...