misbehavior

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Then the pandemic hit, and as kids navigated tough situations at home, isolation, more screen time and school closures, misbehavior got worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Some states are taking a different approach to misbehavior, saying that the answer is to bring in more consequences and give teachers more power to punish disruptive students.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

If it weren’t for U.S. attorneys, we likely wouldn’t know about the misbehavior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The tuna bonds were among a series of costly legal battles and probes over banker misbehavior at Credit Suisse in its final years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

Or he might have a deprivation order pending against him; in cases of outrageous misbehavior, a keeplock who was a “threat to security” could have his rec taken away for a day by a sergeant.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover