A comprehensive high school located in Southern California exhibited a suspension rate of 11.1%, placing it second among high schools within their district during the 2018-2019 academic year. According to the California School Dashboard (2019), students who were African American, Hispanic, English learners, homeless, had disabilities, and were socially or economically disadvantaged received most of the suspensions at the high school during the 2018-2019 school year. Exclusionary interventions cause students to miss crucial instruction time, which leads to low academic performance and increased behavior problems. Due to the increasing number of suspensions in 2019, the high school administration team sought to create the Wellness Center, a hub for restorative practice interventions. This project aimed to assess the effectiveness of the Wellness Center, specifically looking at suspension rates and the students' sense of belonging. The California Dashboard data corroborated the Wellness Center's objective, showing a decrease in suspension rates from the period preceding the Wellness Center's inception to 3 years after its establishment. Additionally, the Panorama Survey was analyzed to measure students' sense of belonging, and results suggested that students who participated in the Wellness Center had an increase in their sense of belonging, as predicted. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]