Restoring Our Children's Future: Ending Disparate School Discipline Through Restorative Justice Practices

Authors

Kaeanna Wood

Abstract

This note opens the discussion on disparate school discipline with a case harboring egregious facts, then goes on to explore the history of zero-tolerance policies as the primary method of school discipline, federal civil rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on race in school discipline, and the rise of restorative practices as a means of school discipline. In conclusion, this note argues that in implementing restorative justice practices as an alternative dispute resolution method, schools can end a pattern of disproportionately disciplining African American and Hispanic students and create an environment that fosters success for all children.

Recommended Citation

Kaeanna Wood, Restoring Our Children's Future: Ending Disparate School Discipline Through Restorative Justice Practices, 2014 J. Disp. Resol. (2014)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol2014/iss2/10