Students participating in a community building circle, which is a key component of restorative justice, at Fremont High School in Oakland.

The Oakland City Council has agreed to give $1.2 million to Oakland Unified to restore funding to two programs, including restorative justice, but the money is just not enough to make up for budget cuts to both programs for the 2019-20 school year.

The funds also fall significantly short of the $1.7 million that school librarians say is needed to fund school libraries.

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