Everyday restorative justice : moving from crisis response to positive school culture / Tatiana Chaterji ; foreword by Fania Davis ; afterword by Lucía de la Fuente Somoza.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaterji, Tatiana, Author.

Contributor:

Davis, Fania, writer of introduction.

Series:

Teaching for social justice series

The teaching for social justice series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Restorative justice in schools--United States.

Restorative justice in schools.

Affective education--United States.

Affective education.

Physical Description:

xii, 147 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Teachers College Press, [2026]

Summary:

"This much-needed book provides a practical framework for implementing school-wide restorative justice practices to enhance students' social emotional readiness. Amidst today's uncertainty and social unrest, this book offers teachers and students hope in the underlying principles of restorative justice that challenge us to be our best selves. Through curricular sequences, lesson plans, case studies, and narrative examples, Chaterji maps the terrain for learning and practicing empathy, studying models of repair and accountability, and creating conditions for trust and vulnerability. While much of restorative justice in schools is responsive to incidents that have already occurred, this book argues for robust prevention and culture-building through students' personal and conceptual exploration of pain, loss, oppression, and other emotionally charged topics. Chaterji carries lessons from restorative justice in high-level harm, such as victim offender dialogue, to the classroom through exercises that foster tenderness, self-reflection, and skillful attention on how to "make it right." The text includes classroom-tested strategies and activities that the author developed over eight years of work with students in high schools across the Bay Area. Book Features: Vivid case studies, anecdotes, and practitioner's notes from extensive restorative justice work in schools and prisons. Robust collection of supplemental materials, including activity descriptions, worksheets for classroom use, lesson plans, and curricular sequences (reproducible documents in an online appendix). Spanish language materials for teaching concepts in restorative justice, including circle-keeping scripts, sample agendas, and activity descriptions. A teacher-centered approach to implementing restorative justice through concrete lessons, thematic areas, and activities that foster greater trust, connection, and healing. A connection to SEL core competencies of responsible decision-making, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, and self-management"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Nudging softness into the smallest openings

Landscape of RJ in schools : models of school-wide restorative justice implementation

Curricular building blocks in teaching RJ : from the lofty to the practical

The art of repair : teaching accountability through empathy and healing

Speak and listen from the heart : the 9th grade restorative justice class

In each other's light : student leadership in RJ

Not a pipeline : connecting RJ in schools and RJ in prisons

Conclusion: Breathing in shards from a broken sky : new air, new lungs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version Chaterji, Tatiana Everyday restorative justice

ISBN:

9780807783818

0807783811

9780807783801

0807783803

OCLC:

1581327875

Publisher Number:

90104286626