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House approves resolution urging Utah schools to adopt restorative-justice practices

Utah House of Representatives · February 27, 2018
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Summary

The House passed HR 1 urging school districts and the State Board of Education to implement restorative-justice practices — such as talking circles and peer courts — as an alternative to suspension and to help address the school-to-prison pipeline; the resolution passed 48–22.

On Feb. 26 the Utah House approved first substitute HR 1, a resolution encouraging the Utah State Board of Education and local districts to implement restorative-justice practices in public K–12 schools.

Representative Katy Hollins, sponsor of HR 1, said the resolution complements juvenile-justice reforms and cited a University of…

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