School Discipline Vocabulary

noun the action of detaining someone or the state of being detained

• The student was given a detention for repeatedly disrupting the class.
• I got detention for talking back to the teacher.
• I got busted and ended up in detention.
• Being stuck in traffic felt like being in detention.

verb to force or drive out; to eject

• The school has a strict policy that allows them to expel students for serious misconduct.
• If you keep talking during the exam, the teacher might just expel you.
• I heard they're gonna expel that troublemaker from school.
• The company decided to expel the underperforming employee from the team.

noun the action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property

• The act of vandalism on public property is a serious offense that can result in legal consequences.
• Someone committed vandalism on the school's building last night.
• I can't believe they tagged the wall with graffiti, that's straight up vandalism.
• His harsh criticism felt like emotional vandalism on her self-esteem.