Author: Jane Ellen Stevens
publisher of ACEsTooHigh.com, long-time health/science/tech journo
Dr. Jeffrey Brenner: “I believe ACE scores should become a vital sign, as important as height, weight, and blood pressure.”
San Francisco’s El Dorado Elementary uses trauma-informed & restorative practices; suspensions drop 89%
At Reedley (CA) High School, suspensions drop 40%, expulsions 80% in two years with PBIS, restorative justice; but going the distance might require more tools
Tom Ska “sex talk” doesn’t shy away from addressing assault and abuse
Suspensions plummet with peer mediation, but at this school, it’s just another program that’s going away
Many ways to leave the res; military spouses in dire straits; doing prisons differently
In Vallejo, CA, schools — where referrals, suspensions, expulsions outnumbered students 5 to 1– there’s no place to go but up
Want your ACE score? Now there’s an app for that!