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Restorative Justice In School

The money will go to 25 school districts in Oregon along with 25 education service districts around the state, along with the Boys & Girls Club and United Way.
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The money will go to 25 school districts in Oregon along with 25 education service districts around the state, along with the Boys & Girls Club and United Way.

"You go say you're sorry to Bobby."  Phrases like that have been heard for hundreds, maybe thousands of years. 

And what do kids actually learn from the experience?  That's a question being considered in the Phoenix-Talent School District, which wants to move beyond punishment and into "restorative justice." 

That is a concept embraced by Resolve (formerly Mediation Works), which teamed up with the district on a project to introduce restorative justice to Phoenix High School. 

Principal Jani Hale, student Angela Escalante, and Resolve's Raphi Kunkel visit to explain the concept and practices.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.