Restoring Safe School Communities

In Restoring Safe School Communities, author Brenda Morrison proposes responsive and restorative practices to counter problems of bullying and violence in schools and to build safer school communities. Morrison introduces a whole school approach with three levels of practice. The first and most proa [...]
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In Restoring Safe School Communities, author Brenda Morrison proposes responsive and restorative practices to counter problems of bullying and violence in schools and to build safer school communities. Morrison introduces a whole school approach with three levels of practice. The first and most proactive level aims to develop all students' social and emotional competencies in order to enable students to resolve their differences in caring and respectful ways. In the second level, other members of the school community step in to assist in the resolution of the conflict. The third level involves the participation of an even wider cross-section of the school community, including parents, guardians, and social workers. This level of intervention is normally only used for serious incidents. Morrison explains the thinking behind the suggested responses and shows how they can be implemented by practices such as a responsible citizen program and restorative justice circles and conferences.