So far, I don't believe any of the schools have decided to use mediation exclusively. While I don't have a problem with mediation as an option, I have a big problem with the idea of it being the sole option. Furthermore, I dispute the underlying assumption, which is that the school should preemptively attempt to solve problems individuals are having that may or may not be causing them to violate the rights of others. Learning how to behave in a community is no different than learning anything else in the school.
Sudbury schools seek to be the antithesis to schools that cultivate such dependencies.
These are the precious real-life experiences that inform the student of their limitations and allow them to initiate the discovery of their inner self. Students should be allowed to develop the internal motivation to overcome reasons they are violating the rights of others just as they are allowed to develop the internal motivation to learn anything else. While mediation, like classes, are excellent tools, they should not be a mandatory element of the Sudbury environment.