Restorative discipline reduces suspensions most for Black students, operating as an equity intervention

Evidence

“Implementation of restorative practices in Oakland middle schools was associated with significant reductions in office discipline referrals, suspensions, and course failures. Critically, the reductions were larger for Black students than for White students, suggesting that restorative practices may operate as an equity intervention: the students most harmed by punitive discipline benefit most from its replacement.” — , The Rod and the Child, 7449

Categorization

• XREF: Directly counters the racial-disparity finding of paragraph 7417 — the same populations most harmed are most helped.