misbehavior

The restorative-justice circle would embolden the student as he realized his misbehavior would give him further opportunities to get privileged time and attention with no consequences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026

Schools and districts need a standard for judging any discipline policy—one that asks what the misbehavior is accomplishing for the child, and whether the school’s response changes it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

It’s 1983 in Galashiels, Scotland, and his involuntary movements and outbursts are seen as misbehavior, teenage rebellion, and treated in kind.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026

He resented, as an addition to Jack's misbehavior, this verbal trick.

From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

Tellingly, this is the only time you really see Tomas at work, but his personal and professional misbehaviors turn out to be very much of a piece.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

In December, the principal ordered a disciplinary hearing, citing his "multiple misbehaviors."

From Salon ● Dec. 22, 2022

BlackRock Inc Chief Executive Larry Fink said on Wednesday that there appear to have been "misbehaviors" by the now-bankrupt FTX crypto exchange, but that the technology behind crypto is relevant for the future.

From Reuters ● Nov. 30, 2022

He also worked to repeal 50-a, the law that shielded the misbehaviors of the police from the public for so long.

From New York Times ● May 28, 2021

She concluded that instead of being punished out of their misbehaviors they were laughed out of them.

From Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic by Sidney Lewis Gulick