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Churches grapple with whether to welcome convicted sex offenders
from the article by Adelle M. Banks in the Washington Post:
"All are welcome" is a common phrase on many a church sign and Web site. But what happens when a convicted sex offender is at the door?
Church officials and legal advocates are grappling with how -- and whether -- people who have been convicted of sex crimes should be included in U.S. congregations, especially when children are present:
Jul 30, 2010 Community, Religion, Region: North America and Caribbean, Case:Sexual, Policy, Country:USA
Youth win on Chicago Public Schools guards, grievance process
from the article by Curtis Black on communitymediaworkshop.org:
In a victory for two youth organizing drives, CPS has agreed to establish a grievance procedure for students experiencing violence, harassment or discrimination, and to pilot a program training security guards to use principles of restorative justice in their work.
Both campaigns promote the restorative justice approach – emphasizing accountability as an alternative to zero tolerance and punitive discipline – as a more effective approach to reducing violence, said Sam Finkelstein of GenderJust, an LGTB student group that protested at CPS headquarters and at CPS chief Ron Huberman’s home to demand a grievance procedure.
Jul 26, 2010 Policy, School, Region: North America and Caribbean, Country:USA
