School Offense Diversion Program
The School Offense Diversion Program (SoDP) works with students referred by the Attorney General’s Office as a result of an arrest for an in-school incident. This program is an alternative to the juvenile court process and punitive disciplinary approaches – a space for mediation with students to talk through and understand the nature of the incident and to validate their experience. Students work through personalized plans to learn to skillfully resolve problems and sustain healthy relationships so that what may have been their first experience with the legal system is their last.
Eligibility: Referrals come from the Attorney General’s office.
For any assistance, please contact Barbie Fisher, the Restorative Services Director, at bfisher@dcjustice.org or (302) 298-5466.