... Article #1 Restorative Justice in School Communities This article deals with restorative justice in school communities. It looks at three different areas in America where restorative justice is being used in schools. There are some differences and some similarities. One thing they all have in common is that this "take" on juvenilecrime gives the offender a chance to reconcile with not only the ... victim, but the community as well. The main objective of restorative justice is to provide an alternative to the typical juvenile justice system as well as turning these behavioral, drug or al...

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... watching movies instead of utilizing the school's weight room, track, and bleachers for physical activity to decrease or prevent weight gain. There are no substantial heart healthy activities taking place. Schools offer pacer tests to determine how to fit the student body is but, this test is never accurate because many of the students do not put forth their full effort ... most food for a reasonable price. Therefore, the majority of American students already lack adequate nourishment. The United States government through an initiative from the First Lady, Michelle Obama, had public sch...

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... of children". (Wikipedia) "Institutional Abuse or Neglect is that which occurs in any facility for children, including, but not limited to, group homes, residential or public or private schools, hospitals, detention and treatment facilities, family foster care homes, group day care centers and family day care homes." (Office of Health and Human Services, US) 2. CHILD ABUSE – ... them protect themselves from abuse. 14. Effective `Child Protection Policy' be placed in an organizational context to ensure a well-trained workforce, to develop responses using a range of disciplines, to provi...

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... role in professional activities and contributes valuably to professional learning and development (Harrison, 2004); holding potential to create meaningful change in schools (Osterman and Kottkamp, 2004). Furthermore, advocates assert that it provides opportunity to question assumptions and see events from alternative viewpoints (Brookfield, 1995; Loughran, 2002) and allows for the fusion of personal beliefs and values into a professional identity (Freese, 2006). Reflective ... ...

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