This May, the Los Angeles Unified School District celebrated the 10th anniversary of the School Climate Bill of Rights — a resolution that halted suspensions for willful defiance and brought restorative justice practices into classrooms. Amid the celebrations are lingering questions concerning LAUSD’s implementation of the resolution. Most would acknowledge that while there has been some progress, incorporating restorative justice is far from being realized.
Author Archives: Mallika Seshadri
Mallika Seshadri is EdSource’s Los Angeles Journalism Resident. Previously, she interned with NPR’s “National Desk” and “All Things Considered” and covered higher education for the CalMatters College Beat. Her reporting has been published by The San Francisco Chronicle, ABC, CBS and NPR member stations throughout the country. Mallika graduated with distinction from UC Berkeley in 2022, where she spent all four years at The Daily Californian, eventually serving as the paper’s managing editor.