Restorative circles give students access to understanding each other

As a way to keep suspensions and expulsions down at Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS), administration has taken further steps to make sure that students see the full extent of negative actions and behavior. This academic year, academic houses have been used to implement restorative practices to get students to relate to each other, their teachers, and the world around them.

Steven Martinez, FUHS math chair and restorative practices teacher on special assignment (TOSA), states that the school is still in the first stages of restorative practices. The main focus of this practice is to help stud...