Misconduct
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This article is about the legal sense. For the football sense, see misconduct (football).
A misconduct is a legal term meaning a wrongful, improper, or unlawful conduct motivated by premeditated or intentional purpose or by obstinate indifference to the consequences of one's acts.
Two categories of misconduct are sexual misconduct and official misconduct.
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In connection with school discipline, "misconduct" is generally understood to be student behavior that is unacceptable to school officials but does not violate criminal statutes, including absenteeism, tardiness, bullying and inappropriate language (source: Special Education Dictionary, 2003, LRP Publications).
