“But the end is reconciliation, the end is redemption, the end is the creation of the beloved community.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Restorative Justice Practices (RJPs) in schools are intended to strengthen relationships in a school community and foster an inclusive, equitable, collaborative, and positive school climate. RJPs require training, practice and above all a mindset shift away from powering over- towards powering with- a school community and away from punitive responses to harm and towards restorative repairs with accountability measures.
