tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5983299394475270920..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Restorative Justice: Like Most Education Measure, It Needs Resources to SucceedMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76244968088624853882019-11-25T15:26:38.953-08:002019-11-25T15:26:38.953-08:00Really? Ok then I would like to see the SPS admini...Really? Ok then I would like to see the SPS administration restore the pain and suffering that SPED students suffered over the past 15 years while attending SPS. Are you really ready to write that check?<br /><br />WattsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48498015333620932302019-11-25T10:57:57.356-08:002019-11-25T10:57:57.356-08:00I have to say I love Restorative Justice in theory...I have to say I love Restorative Justice in theory, but have yet to see it implemented in an effective way at any school my kids have attended. In fact, one of the reasons the LHE principal was so unpopular was because of the rise in bullying behaviors at the schools, which the parents linked to the lack of any consequences for misbehaving (e.g. "Restorative Justice" as interpreted by the principal). Kids were feeling unsafe. And the misbehaving kids (one can roll their eyes at a group of 1st grade boys known for punching at an NW school. But the kids being punched -as young as K girls- were really upset by this behavior) were well aware there would be few consequences for their misdeeds.<br /><br />Parents wanted these actions addressed, and the Principal's interpretation of Restorative Justice was not addressing these actions in any real way.<br /><br />-NW<br /><br />-NWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com