Thinking that 'Every Student Matters' points to restorative justice

A student-led policy advocacy campaign spearheaded by a Long Beach youth committee. The Every Student Matters (ESM) campaign promotes practices, policies, and programs to help students graduate on time.   The goal is to work cooperately with Long Beach public school leaders to pose alternatives to punitive and exclusionary discipline practices.  Currently, students are removed from the classroom and school for many relatively minor infractions; the group claims this kind of practice neglects the root causes of behavioral issues.  The next player in the growing restorative justice movement is featured on Voicewaves.