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Board approves peer-mediation pilot at Beverly Hills High School to train students as mediators
Summary
Trustees approved a one– to three-term pilot with KMC (Kids Managing Conflict) to train students and staff in mediation techniques, funded at the high-school site level and intended to reduce suspensions and provide restorative options.
The Beverly Hills Unified School District board on April 15 approved a pilot program with KMC (Kids Managing Conflict) to create a student-led peer mediation and conflict-resolution program at Beverly Hills High School.
Why this matters: School leaders told the board the pilot aims to expand students' conflict-resolution skills, create a peer-led mediation structure and reduce the use of suspensions and other exclusionary discipline by providing structured alternatives run by trained students with staff supervision.
Program design and scope - The proposed program provides training to both staff and students and is tailored to the high school campus by KMC instructors. The curriculum was developed in partnership with Pepperdine Law School mediation programs and other justice partners; the vendor brings an established mediation curriculum that trains students to act as mediators under supervision. - The pilot will be funded from the high school site budget (Resource…
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