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Radio Extra: Lincoln Park High School Trying Discussions Over Detentions

By  Jon Hansen and Paul Biasco | October 21, 2014 1:50pm 

 A group of freshman from Lincoln Park High School perform a peace circle exercise in the newly created peace room.
A group of freshman from Lincoln Park High School perform a peace circle exercise in the newly created peace room.
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LINCOLN PARK — Trade in your detention slip for a hall pass to the peace room. 

Lincoln Park High School principal Michael Boraz, a longtime supporter of punitive justice, is trying a new approach this year. Instead of immediate detentions or suspensions, students come to together to talk and resolve conflicts. 

Skeptical? You're not alone. Boraz himself had his doubts. On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Paul Biasco says the changes seem to be working:

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