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who were affected by the harm. When we first start
implementing RJ at a school, the RJOY school
coordinator facilitates conflict circles. Then, towards
the end of our program at the school, the school site
administrator, who is in charge of discipline, such
as a vice principal or counselor, will conduct these
restorative response circles.
Tier 3 involves training in circles for youth who have
been suspended or incarcerated and are now coming
back to the school setting. Usually these circles
incorporate probation officers, parents, teachers, and
administrators, as well as the student reentering the
school setting and peers.
OUSD has established a regular schedule of districtwide trainings. OUSD and RJOY are currently
focusing on creating manuals, formalized curricula,
videos, and building a cadre of trainers to develop
the training capacity to support expansion of RJ to a
greater number of schools.

Feel free to contact us:
Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth
1203 Preservation Park Way Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94612
510.931.7569
www.rjoyoakland.org

What does Restorative
Justice actually look
like in a school?
Eric Butler, RJOY School Coordinator at Ralph
J. Bunche Continuation High School in West
Oakland
Many school administrators and teachers just
want students to come to school and do as they
are told. But with RJ we work with the students
to create