A school in Pine Bluff introduced the 'restorative room' as a way to help encourage kids to process their emotions and get through tough experiences.

Restorative Justice

A recent opinion piece from The New York Times discusses the peril of elderly incarcerated individuals. As the article states, the ACLU estimates that "by 2030, people over 55 will constitute a third of the country's prison population", even though elderly people are significantly less likely to reoffend.

GCC recently finalized our partnership with DA Deborah Gonzalez' office to begin taking cases in our Restorative Justice Diversion Program

This model of social and emotional learning emphasizes mutual aid, restorative justice and safety by design.

Armed police offices are present in nearly half of US K-12 public schools, but the data just doesn't back up their effectiveness.

In this guest column, Smagorinsky dives into the discipline debate roiling Gwinnett County Public Schools.