SF schools try to mend problems without suspensionMonday, March 26, 2012   Rosa Parks Elementary school Principal Paul Jacobson, stops to talks with students during lunch, Akese King at his side, in San Francisco, Ca. on Thursday March 8, 2012. Jacobson is using restorative justice practices to reduce suspensions and behavioral problem with his students. He walks around the school with restorative justice questions on a lanyard he wears around his neck, at the ready when a conflict arises. MORE BAY AREA NEWS
For two decades, Principal Paul Jacobsen was known as a no-nonsense, cut-to-the-chase, hard-nosed school administrator who didn't hesitate to dole out strict punishment when students broke the rules. Then the San Francisco principal learned about something called the restorative justice approach. The restorative model, which the |
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