"Willful defiance" refers to a deliberate act of refusing to follow rules or authority despite knowing the consequences. It means behaving disobediently on purpose. Full definition
In recent years the state Legislature has outlawed suspensions for willful defiance of school authorities and disruption for grades K - 3 as data have overwhelmingly showed that these suspensions are disproportionately meted out to students of color and those with disabilities. (edsource.org)
Now San Francisco Board of Education Commissioner Matt Haney is proposing a resolution that would ban willful defiance suspensions in San Francisco schools altogether. (healthiersf.org)
One step that schools should take is to discourage suspensions and expulsions for more subjective infractions such as willful defiance. (americanprogress.org)