Each time we choose to draw near, rather than to send away, we are actively building a new way to be in community together. As we model this way of being in schools, we are shining a light and showing a way for what can be possible in the community as a whole.

We cannot do restorative justice work well if we are not also fighting for racial equity in the spaces that we work. Looking through the lens of equity, we find the concept of liberation. This brings up the question, how do we grow our liberatory consciousness?

When we’re working as a team, we can start in one direction, but we may end up in a completely different direction by the end of the year.

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"We need programs and interventions that teach and model skills that will change behavior. Restorative practices are what can transform and guide the prosocial behaviors we want for our children and our communities."

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Schools like Harvest Collegiate High School have embraced restorative justice and devoted resources to those programs.

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Fremont High students are even helping young students engage in restorative justice practices.