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Teachers in some states are disciplining their students or banning the phrase altogether when the laughter or constant jeers disrupt the class.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2025

He says that when they've found technical problems preventing them from working they are disciplining officers who did not report those problems to their supervisors.

From US News • Dec. 6, 2015

Jenny Anderson of the Times wrote: “We are disciplining the people responsible for the administration of the test and making sure these adjustments are made,” said Bruce Dennis, the head of Packer.

From New York Times • May 17, 2012

The report, from the national nonprofit Council of State Governments Justice Center, also found that Texas schools with similar student populations are disciplining students at different rates.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2011

Today the students are disciplining themselves to meet the burdens of war.

From Time Magazine Archive