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Bruce Schenk and Maureen Maloney speaking at Ontario Bar Association dinner
Bruce Schenk, Director, IIRP Canada, and Maureen Maloney, Facilitator, IIRP Canada and retired Superintendent, Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board, are speaking at "An Exploration of Restorative Practices to Address Student Discipline and Youth Criminal Conduct Issues in Schools" at the Ontario Bar Association Education Law Section end-of-year dinner program, May 20, 2010.
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Amherst Daily News, Nova Scotia, Publishes Article on Bruce Schenk’s Restorative Practices Presentation to Area Schools
The April 28, 2010 issue of the Amherst Daily News has covered IIRP Canada director Bruce Schenk’s presentations to school staff, students and parents about restorative practices, in advance of bringing the practices to the district.
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Principal Leadership, a publication of the Catholic Principals Council of Ontario has published article on restorative practices
“The Disciples of BETHLEHEM: Restorative Practice Is Transforming Durham Catholic District School Board” is an article by Mike O’Neill, vice principal, St. Catherine of Sienna Catholic School, Durham Catholic District School Board.
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Suspensions down in Durham public schools
Restorative practices are credited for reducing suspensions in the Durham District School Board. Suspension rates for the first term of the 2009-2010 school year are lower in both secondary and elementary schools, as reported in the Durham News.
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Part two of Canadian Broadcasting Company Toronto’s Radio Coverage on Restorative Practices in Schools
The January 19, 2010 program, Metro Morning Parenting, hosted by Karen Horsman, broadcast part two of a piece about restorative practices in schools. This segment focused on an anti-bullying program at the Durham District School Board’s Sinclair High School, in Whitby, Ontario, which employs talking circles to impart empathy and respect. The program features an interview with Sinclair’s vice principal Susan Jones. IIRP Canada director Bruce Schenk is bringing restorative practices to the Durham District School Board.
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Canadian Broadcasting Company Toronto Radio Covers Restorative Practices in Schools
The January 12, 2010 program, Metro Morning Parenting, hosted by Karen Horsman, broadcast a piece about restorative practices in schools, featuring an interview with Kendra Godin Svoboda, a teacher with the Durham District School Board. The page links to the IIRP website.
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Event
Restorative Practices Training — October 27 and October 28, 2009, Port Hope, Ontario
IIRP Canada will hold two trainings: "Introduction to the Restorative Practice Framework" (Oct. 27) and "Effective Use of Circles" (Oct. 28) at Port Hope United Church.
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TVO article on Conflict Resolution and Restorative Practices
This article focuses on restorative practices and conflict resolution being implemented in schools and home. Featuring an interview with IIRP Canada Director Bruce Schenk.
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Peterborough Examiner article on Restorative Practices Community Meeting
This article covers a community meeting in which participants learned about the success of restorative practices in Hull, UK, and within the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. Read the article here »

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Community meetings in Peterborough, Ontario, focusing on Restorative Practices
This article in Peterborough Examiner talks about meetings that will focus on the success of the Riverside Project in Hull, UK, and what outcomes could come from these meetings for Peterborough. Read the article here »

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Suspensions drop in Durham (Ontario) public schools
IIRP Canada director Bruce Schenk is quoted in this article about the dramatic decline in suspensions in Durham public schools, a result of the province's Safe Schools Act and the implementation of restorative practices. Bruce is an adviser to the Durham public school board. Read the article here »

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Weekly restorative circles now the norm at Dr. Ross Tilley
Restorative circles are the norm in every classroom at Dr. Ross Tilley Public School in Bowmanville, Ontario, an elementary school in the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board. IIRP Canada Director Bruce Schenk has helped implement restorative practices at this school, along with 97 other schools in KPR. This article in NewsDurhamRegion.com talks about how regular circles are improving school culture by giving every student a voice. Read the article here »