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When schools use restorative justice to avoid accountability

My daughter's school wants to do a restorative circle because she fought with a girl who's been bullying her for months and I feel like they're making her responsible for fixing what they failed to prevent.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Institutional failures get reframed as opportunities for student growth when systems refuse to examine their own role in creating conditions for harm.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Talking circles and community justice?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.