CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—January 10, 2014. On the heels of the Obama administration’s call for schools to abandon harsh student suspension and expulsion practices, a coalition of community organizers and academics in Chicago announced Friday that it has developed and will advocate for a plan that calls for use of peaceful, restorative justice practices in addressing student disciplinary problems.
Composed of community leaders, organizations and academic institutions, the coalition that has been meeting regularly at Roosevelt University for…
