Restorative Justice:

Empathy/Restorative Questions
Ms. Paul
Restorative Justice Teacher Adviser
Office: 2106
Extension: 4043

Restorative Justice practices

fosters a positive school
environment
RJ Foundational values are:
Relationships
Respect
Responsibility
Repair
Reintegration

What should Restorative Justice do?

Circle Process:
Core Guidelines

Respect the Talking Piece

Speak from the Heart
Listen with your Heart
Speak with Respect
Listen with Respect
Remain in the Circle
Honor Privacy

Do you have EMPATHY?

Emotional Empathy
is actually feeling
the way another
person feels.
The person
knows that you
are with them
and they are not
alone.

What is Empathy?
Identify some
emotions that
describe heartache.
Identify some
circumstances that
can cause
heartache.

Lets test our Empathy level!

1. I know who I am, and
everything I do
represents who I AM
NOW.
2. I love Me.

3. I pay attention to my personal needs.

4. I can accept compliments.
5. I try to be open to the realities of
another person.

Dr. Bocanegras
Class Climate Student Survey Results
(Classmate Classmate) 94 Students Surveyed

My classmates like me.

My classmates interrupt me
when I have something to say.

Dr. Bocanegras
Class Climate Student Survey Results
(Classmate Classmate) 94 Students Surveyed

My classmates enjoy
having me in class.

My classmates listen
to my perspective.

Dr. Bocanegras
Class Climate Student Survey Results
(Teacher Student) 94 Students Surveyed

My teacher likes me.

My teacher interrupts me when

I have something to say.

Dr. Bocanegras
Class Climate Student Survey Results
(Teacher Student) 94 Students Surveyed

My teacher enjoys
having me in class.

My teacher listens to my side

of a story or to my
perspective.

Restorative Justice
is community building

 Using Affective

Statementsimproves
students emotional literacyStudents gain a
greater understanding of emotions and the
feelings of others.

I
feel_______(emotion),when_________
(the occurrence).
I feel_______ (the emotion),
when__________
(the occurrence) because________ (the
reason).

Student Examples of:

Affective Statements
I feel good when
people appreciate my
help because it makes
me feel helpful.
I feel happy when my
classmates listen to
me because it actually
makes me feel
important.

I feel awesome when

my classmates like
me because I know I
am not alone.
I feel happy when my
classmates listen to
my perspective
because they are
listening to my opinion
or what I need to say.

Restorative Justice practices

fosters a positive school environment
RJ Foundational
values are:
Relationships
Respect
Responsibility

Repair
Reintegration

Restorative Justice
Guiding Principles:
A way of thinking
and responding to
conflictit is
concerned with
making things as
right as possible
for all involved.

It promotes that
school communities
work cooperatively
and constructively
with Conflict at the
earliest possible
time before it
escalates.

Restorative Questions
Restorative Conversations
Restorative
questions lead to
Restorative
conversations
which take place
between a teacher
and a student, or an
adult staff member
and a student,
following an incident
that caused concern
to one or more
people.

1. What happened?
2. What were you
thinking at the time of
the incident?
3. What have you
thought about since?
4. Who has been affected
by what happened and
how?
5. What about this has
been the hardest for
you?
6. What do you think
needs to be done to
make things as right as
possible?

Closing Activity
Restorative Justice Goals
To understandand
develop EMPATHY
To encourage
accountability and
responsibility
through personal
reflection
To create caring
climates to support
healthy
communities