Check out this great article on Restorative Practices:
All across the country, schools that institute restorative justice?—?including the Boston Public Schools?—?are seeing massive reductions in suspension and dropout rates; in some cases, they’re even seeing improved test scores. Although our school has faced obstacles aplenty?—?including from some teachers and parents who firmly believe traditional punishment works best?—?the numbers are compelling. We had more than 50 suspension days in the first two months of the 2013-14 school year. So far this year we’ve had only two.