ABSTRACT Restorative justice (RJ) has gained attention as an alternative to exclusionary discipline practices and as a solution to the racial discipline gap. While recognizing the possibilities of RJ, this article argues that it is crucial to pause and consider inherent contradictions and risks of RJ in schools. We argue that schools are governed by a logic of punitive commonsense, evident not only in discipline practices but also in curriculum, instruction, and assessment. This logic, which is based in racial neoliberalism and the school-prison nexus, runs counter to the values and aims of RJ. When implemented without awareness of these contradictions, RJ can be co-opted in ways that reinforce rather than challenge punitive discipline practices and outcomes. We to expose these contradictions, critically examine processes of co-optation, and propose guiding questions to help educators, activists, and scholars avoid the pitfalls of RJ as we work to build more just and humane schools.

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在种族新自由主义背景下推进恢复性正义：利用矛盾构建人性化空间

摘要 恢复性司法 (RJ) 作为排他性纪律做法的替代方案和种族纪律差距的解决方案而受到关注。在认识到 RJ 的可能性的同时，本文认为，暂停并考虑 RJ 在学校中的内在矛盾和风险至关重要。我们认为学校受惩罚性常识的逻辑支配，这不仅体现在纪律实践中，还体现在课程、教学和评估中。这种基于种族新自由主义和学校监狱关系的逻辑与 RJ 的价值观和目标背道而驰。当在没有意识到这些矛盾的情况下实施时，RJ 可以以加强而不是挑战惩罚性纪律实践和结果的方式被吸纳。我们揭露这些矛盾，批判性地审查增选过程，