It’s Deeper Than That!: Restorative Justice and the Challenge of Racial Reflexivity in White-led Schools

• Published in: Urban education (Beverly Hills, Calif.) Vol. 59; no. 1; pp. 182 - 209
• Main Authors: Romano, Arthur, Arms Almengor, Rochelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2024; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Black people; Black women; Case studies; Critical race theory; Justice; Leadership; Race; Racial Discrimination; Racial justice; Reflexivity; Restorative justice; Social privilege; Systemic racism; Urban schools; critical race theory; racism; race; social; subjects; school to prison pipeline; school reform; discipline policies; identity; leadership; urban education; restorative justice; cultural responsiveness; violence

This paper uses critical race theory to analyze several case studies focused on the experiences of two restorative justice coordinators (RJCs), both Black women and how they understood and responded to perceived racial injustices in urban schools with white leadership. These schools were attempting...