restorative intervention

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools rolled out the new code of conduct in 2022, after spending a year developing it with community stakeholders. The goal was to unify the district in handling student behavioral issues, and more specifically, reduce out-of-school suspensions and racial disparities in discipline. 

The program is designed to serve middle and high school students who have received out-of-school suspensions of up to ten days. Rather than spending that time at home, potentially unsupervised, students will have the option to continue learning in a separate classroom setting. 

As students head back to class this week in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, they will be learning about a new student Code of Character, Conduct and Support.