Toward a Restorative Student Attendance Review Board (SARB)

Yesterday I had a great conversation with a couple dozen school administrators who are responsible for the Student Attendance Review process in their schools and districts. The point of the conversation was to explore how restorative principles could fit in with the SARB process. SARB happens when a student is chronically truant. The purpose is [...]

“I am a bully” — NPR interview

A great show on NPR Talk of the Nation yesterday about bullying. Neil Conan interviewed Rosalind Wiseman, author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of Adolescence. Wiseman has great insights into bullying. One that stood out for me is her observation that successful bullies are often [...]

Restorative Resources at Ignite Sebastopol

One of our long-time friends and new board member Mikel Cook made a presentation on the juvenile justice work of our agency at Ignite Sebastopol.  The Ignite format is very interesting: the presenter has five minutes and 20 slides to make the point. Slides are transitioned automatically every 15 seconds. The motto of Ignite is [...]