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Justice refers to the principle that people should be treated fairly and that harms should be addressed through accountability, repair, and equitable treatment. In education contexts, justice involves ensuring that students have meaningful access to learning, that discrimination and harm are taken seriously, and that systems respond appropriately when problems occur. Justice is not only about following rules but about ensuring that decisions and outcomes respect the dignity, rights, and well-being of those affected.

The apology is probably not coming. It is worth saying plainly, before anything else, because so much of what keeps families suspended in the aftermath of institutional harm is the unspoken anticipation of it — the sense that healing cannot properly…