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Council member inquires about restorative justice programming and funding
3:01:43
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Council Member Rita Joseph inquires about restorative justice programming, its effectiveness, and recent budget changes. The DOE representatives clarify the current funding situation for these programs.
- Restorative justice programming budget reduced from $12 million to $6 million
- DOE clarifies that $12 million is allocated for fiscal year 2026, with $6 million baselined
- Discussion on the impact of funding changes on school programs
Rita Joseph
3:01:43
While we're on this subject, restorative justice programming alternatives to suspension and other punitive response of conflict, and it proves that it works, right, and has trusted relationships between students and teachers.
3:01:56
So how many schools have restorative justice programming and we realized we got a cut.
3:02:01
My restorative budget was 12,000,000, now it's down to 6,000,000.
3:02:05
So how is that going to impact the schools if we really really want to create safe spaces?
3:02:11
Yes, it's $6,000,000, not 12,000,000 anymore.
Simone Hawkins
3:02:16
Hello.
3:02:16
So
Seritta Scott
3:02:16
just a quick correction on that, so it's 12,000,000 in fiscal year twenty six, only 6,000,000 of it is baseline.
3:02:24
The other 6,000,000 made it into '26 and we have to keep advocating for the out years.