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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Student Advocate from Yaya Network and Dignity in Schools
6:26:57
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A junior high school student testified about the importance of restorative justice and the need for increased funding. She shared her experiences as a member of her school's restorative justice club and highlighted the challenges they face.
- Emphasized the need to increase funding for restorative justice from $6 million to $12 million
- Described issues such as lack of trained supervisors, difficulty finding meeting spaces, and irregular club functioning
- Expressed concerns about the safety and effectiveness of restorative justice circles in their current state
High School Student
6:26:57
I turned it on and then I turned it off.
6:26:59
Hello my name is Mariama Giallo.
6:27:03
I am a junior and I go to the same school as Yebel, District seven.
6:27:09
And today I'm with the Yaya Network and Dignity in Schools to talk about the importance of restorative justice and why there should be more more funding because I know you guys gave 6,000,000 in baseline for one year.
6:27:25
And I'm also a member of the restorative justice club in my school, and I see a lot
High School Student
6:27:33
of I see a lot
High School Student
6:27:36
of changes from when I first started to now.
6:27:41
At first, I at first, when I was in the club, I saw a lot of planning for certain events, for certain events, planning for certain, like, just bonding experiences for certain grades even though we don't have that we don't have like the right community or the right discussion with the whole school about how
Olympia Kazi
6:28:17
excuse me, I'm sorry.
High School Student
6:28:26
About how we wanna keep our students really connected together.
6:28:31
And even in the club itself, I see that we don't have a trained restorative justice supervisor to keep the club running together.
6:28:42
We struggle to find a classroom to even go inside to talk about restorative justice at all.
6:28:50
And it doesn't really function as regularly as I thought it did when I first was introduced and recruited into the club.
UNKNOWN
6:28:59
Also,
High School Student
6:29:02
when I tried to cater a restorative justice circle, it didn't really feel as safe to me.
UNKNOWN
6:29:11
And
High School Student
6:29:11
so it's really important that we expand and push to the 12,000,000 that we ask for restorative justice.
6:29:23
Thank you.