Examples of Restorative Justice
Colorado School Safety Resource Center www.Colorado.gov/SchoolSafetyResourceCenter 303-239-4435 1 | P a g e
Taken from: Taking Restorative Justice to Schools: A Doorway to Discipline. J. Holtham. (2009).
Del Hayes Press.
Graffiti or property damage
Referral to law enforcement;
pay a court fee or fine.
Help clean, repair, or repaint and pay for
damages.
Putdowns, gossip, or
interpersonal conflicts
Write a letter of apology to the
individual(s) harmed; write a reflection
paper on how it feels to be put down or
gossiped about.
Be shamed in front of the
class by the teacher.
Verbally apologize to the teacher and
fellow students with a promise to
contribute more positively in the future.
Request that peers hold him/her
accountable. Spend a week assisting the
teacher with classroom supervision or
clean-up.
Bullying younger students
Sent to in-school
suspension; have privileges
removed.
Set up a weekly book reading with the
younger students and read to them out
of Touching Spirit Bear, a book about
restorative justice that addresses a
serious assault. Facilitate a circle with
individuals considered bullies and
discover three reasons why they do it.
Facilitate a circle with victims of bullies
to find out how bullying affects others.
Ridicule or racial slurs of
another individual or group
Given a sanction to stay
away from the person in the
future.
Participate in a blanket drive for the
homeless. Help on a project to raise
community awareness to stop “hate
crimes.” Set up a panel of speakers who
can talk to the entire class or school
about intolerance and the effect it has on
our communities. Write a letter of
apology to the person harmed and
his/her family.