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Greensville presentation outlines Unit of Justice circles pilot; trainers cite reduced incidents in other districts
Summary
A district team described an ongoing Unit of Justice (restorative-circle) effort at Greensville County High School, including training schedule, an outside funding source and cited incident reductions at other Virginia schools.
Margaret (Marva) Dunn, the district’s Unit of Justice project manager, briefed the board on Feb. 10 about the program the district is piloting at Greensville County High School and the refocus classroom.
Dunn said the Unit of Justice approach emphasizes relationship-building, de-escalation and giving students a voice. She told the board that other Virginia schools that implemented the program reported substantial drops in state-reported incidents: she cited Armstrong High School dropping…
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