Presenter(s)

• Heather Thompson, Graduate Student, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Tyler Tulman, Undergraduate Student, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Taylor Milner, Graduate Student, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Jacqueline Eddy, Graduate Student, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Samuel Song, Associate Professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Abstract

Current zero-tolerance discipline policies are ineffective and contribute to disproportionality in discipline in schools. Restorative justice practices (RJP) are an equitable alternative approach to exclusionary discipline practices. RJP have been implemented in schools prior to adequate research informing implementation. As such, school personnel have gained biases towards the effectiveness of RJP. This research provides a literature review of the implementation of school-based restorative justice practices that include an emphasis on teacher attitude towards implementation to help inform future practices.