We are facing a crisis with our youth in our community. Paul Mitchell of Political Data, a firm that analyzes voter data, stated (of the November 2014 election) “In California, an 18- or 19-year-old was more likely to be arrested this year than actually vote in one of the statewide elections.” The dropout rate in Oakland is 37%. At some high schools, the dropout rate is 47%. We believe that restorative justice programs disrupt the school to prison pipeline. We believe that yo