Critical Essay: Misbehaving children or violent criminals: Can restorative justice thrive with police officers in schools?
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Are they compatible? Complimentary? Contradictory?
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What effect does a police presence have on school climate?
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Should school resource officer programs be defunded and the funds spent on student support services and restorative principles and practices instead?
Posted in Black Lives Matter, Defunding school police, In the News, Police in Schools, Policing Schools, Positive Climate, Restorative Justice in Schools, School Safety
Tags: defunding police, Police in Schools, public education, restorative discipline, Restorative Justice, school resource officers