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Restorative justice in higher education
from Brian G.'s entry on Restorative Theology:
This morning I have been involved at a technical-communications level for an event being held here on the campus of Eastern Mennonite University, the Symposium on Restorative Justice in Campus Conduct Administration. Held in the chapel at the seminary, I've been sitting behind the audio-visual equipment, flipping switches and turning dials to make sure presenters are heard, PowerPoint presentations are ready to go, and videotaping the various speakers.
I've also been tweeting for the event like crazy on my iPod. All of this falls under the rubric of Marketing and Communications for the Center for Justice and Peacebuilding/CJP, so best of all...I'm getting paid to do all this fun stuff and listen
to some excellent reflections on restorative justice in the arena of
higher education! The event is, as the name implies, focused on student
life/campus conduct issues in higher education, and has drawn four
great scholar-practitioners who are all passionate about restorative
justice.
From schools to prisons: Disciplinary policy brings incarceration
from Brian Wells, David Dutschke, Joseph Phelps and Walter Jones' article on Courier-Journal.com:
One of the most alarming trends affecting our children today is what has become known as the “school to prison pipeline,” a term used to describe an all too common reality for poor-performing students. First they are academically unsuccessful, then their misbehavior results in school disciplinary action, then their misbehavior puts them into the juvenile justice system, then they leave school prematurely and eventually end up as incarcerated adults.
Nationally, students who do not graduate are three times more likely to be incarcerated.
We are losing too many young people down this pipeline for the good of our souls and of our society. The problem calls for the creation of coordinated and creative approaches by our court systems and our school systems.
East Lansing advocate: Jury award should impact bullying
from Kathleen Lavey's article in LSJ.com
A jury verdict that found a Michigan school district liable for $800,000 in damages to a student who was the victim of bullies should reinforce that bullying can't be tolerated, an East Lansing advocate says.
"This really should be a call to schools that, in the eyes of our legal system, bullying is something that can no longer be overlooked," Kevin Epling said.
