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Clarification on restorative justice funding proposal
8:31:19
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Council Member Rita Joseph seeks clarification on the proposed $80 million funding for restorative justice in schools. Andrea Ortiz explains that this funding is in addition to the existing $12 million and would be used to hire school-based restorative justice coordinators.
- The $80 million is a proposed increase on top of the current $12 million allocation
- The new funding would allow for direct allocation to schools for hiring coordinators
- This is intended to complement the existing centrally-run program
Rita Joseph
8:31:19
Is the 80,000,000 for restorative justice in addition to $12,000,000?
Andrea Ortiz
8:31:24
Yes.
8:31:24
So the $12,000,000 that is currently allocated for restorative justice is mostly being utilized through a central based program and the 80,000,000 we're calling for would be a school based addition to the centrally run program that would allow for each school to get that money directly and be able to hire a school based restorative justice coordinator.
8:31:43
Coordinator.
Rita Joseph
8:31:44
Okay, thank you for the clarification.