{"id":2245395,"date":"2024-05-15T18:00:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-rights-group-warns-about-new-disciplinary-technique-sweeping-the-nation\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T18:03:24","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T22:03:24","slug":"parents-rights-group-warns-about-new-disciplinary-technique-sweeping-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-rights-group-warns-about-new-disciplinary-technique-sweeping-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Parental Advocacy Group Raises Concerns Over Popular Discipline Method Spreading Nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-rights-group-warns-about-new-disciplinary-technique-sweeping-the-nation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245395&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Parents\u2063 Defending \u200bEducation issued a\u2062 cautionary report on the widespread use of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/escaped-killer-tells-cops-how-he-successfully-hid-from-police-survived-in-forest\/\" title=\"Escaped killer reveals hiding tactics, forest survival to cops.\">restorative\u2063 justice<\/a>&#8221; in schools. This approach, focusing on dialogue between wrongdoer and victim, \u2063is seen \u200cas potentially\u200b disruptive. \u2062With over 18,800 schools\u2064 and 506 districts embracing such \u200dpolicies,\u200d concerns \u200carise about\u2063 classroom safety and \u2062discipline statistics manipulation. The group\u2064 emphasizes the need for\u200b balance\u200d and effective discipline measures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/parents-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parental rights<\/a> group Parents Defending Education released a report on Monday warning about the widespread adoption of \u201crestorative justice\u201d disciplinary practices at schools, saying that the new policies may lead to dangerous and disruptive classrooms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/defendinged.org\/investigations\/list-of-school-districts-using-restorative-practices\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> found that there are at least 18,808 schools across 506 school districts with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/i-was-so-disgusted-father-of-parkland-victim-rips-biden-for-using-anniversary-of-massacre-to-push-gun-control\/\" title=\"\u2018I Was So Disgusted\u2019: Father Of Parkland Victim Rips Biden For Using Anniversary Of Massacre To Push Gun Control\">restorative justice policies<\/a> in place. Restorative justice policies in practice often focus on conversations between offender and victim in contrast to more traditional discipline techniques like suspension and expulsion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRestorative justice has proven to be a disaster for school safety and school culture,\u201d Erika Sanzi, the director of outreach for Parents Defending Education, told The Daily Wire. \u201cAre there minor infractions for which it can work? Sure. But in an effort to juke the discipline statistics and feel good about themselves, school districts have allowed their schools to get out of control in terms of defiance, disruption and even violence. It can\u2019t continue.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to the report, there are at least 11,540,428 students who go to schools with restorative justice policies. Some of these students go to schools in conservative states like Alabama, Texas, and Tennessee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRestorative justice is a philosophy for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/teen-who-reported-sexual-assault-at-school-suspended-even-after-boy-charged\/\" title=\"Teen Who Reported Sexual Assault at School Suspended, Even After Boy Charged\">student discipline<\/a> where reconciliation between the offender and the victim is the ultimate goal,\u201d the report explained. \u201cIn many school districts, restorative justice has REPLACED exclusionary discipline in schools, so the response to a violent action in class is not a suspension or expulsion, but to clear the classroom and have a restorative conference.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Parents Defending Education found that districts in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Washington, D.C., Wisconsin, and Wyoming all used restorative justice techniques.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The state with the most districts by far was California, with at least 335 districts having some guide of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-bill-defines-merit-as-those-who-have-received-anti-bias-training-teachers-without-merit-may-be-laid-off\/\" title=\"Oregon Bill Defines \u2018Merit\u2019 As Those Who Have Received \u2018Anti-Bias\u2019 Training; Teachers Without Merit May Be Laid Off\">restorative justice practice<\/a> in place.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1714657703188000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0-8IzS3B7axoRMsynY0m75\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIn restorative justice, reconciliation, not punishment, is the goal. The \u2018Western\u2019 view of crime and punishment is thought to be a byproduct of colonialism,\u201d Parents Defending Education President Nicki Neily <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nickineily\/status\/1790372082573803976\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cThis approach to discipline is failing students, teachers, and families.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The organization noted that its list is not comprehensive and that there could be more school districts with similar policies across the country. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parents Defending Education flags concern over &#8220;restorative justice&#8221; in schools, citing potential classroom disruptions. 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