The Problem with Punishment and Schools

We can all agree that all the children and adults in a school should feel safe and should actually be safe. But when violence or the threat of violence happens, how do we get safer schools? In this episode, we explore how students want–and are creating–safer school for themselves without relying on punishment. We visit Martín Urbach and the Circle Keepers, a restorative justice and community organizing program for young people. We speak with two students who tried to start a restorative justice club at their high school. We also talk to Ashley C. Sawyer, Esq., an education justice advocate and adjunct faculty at Brooklyn Law School. She talks about the role of punishment in schools and the school-to-prison pipeline. We all want safer schools. What are the skills and resources we need to get there? Full transcript and useful links at https://www.beyondpunishment.org/problem-with-punishment/ep3-punishment-and-schools