Since school attendance is mandatory, what is proper and moral way to handle discipline in class? I'm a Spanish teacher in public school, and I hate to threaten the unruly kids, but for the sake of students who are truly interested to learn Spanish, I have to resort to “violence” against students who are not interested in Spanish. They are in my class only because they are pressured by their counselors to attend my and other classes. How should I deal with them when they're disruptive?