JULIE LEOPO

A hallway in the Community Health Advocates School within Augustus F. Hawkins High School in South Los Angeles. The school has made restorative justice the foundation of its discipline policy.

Tucked inside last week’s state budget deal was some good news for California’s school discipline reform advocates — an additional $15 million for tackling issues such as bullying and trauma students have experienced, and training teachers and administrators in alternatives to traditional approaches to discipline.