The phrase
"escalating consequences" means that the negative outcome or punishment for a certain action becomes more severe or intense as the action is repeated or worsens.
Full definition
From
dramatically escalating consequences — and dishing the details to anyone who'll listen — to «calling out» troubling behavior on Facebook and Instagram, publicly shaming kids can seem effective at first.
For this purpose,
they escalated the consequences of rudeness to bring it into categories that were already given serious attention by the law.
Confined almost entirely to Georges and Anne's apartment, Amour attends
the escalating consequences when Anne suffers a stroke that paralyzes half her body.
That goal required all schools to be proficient in both math and reading by the end of 2014 or face
escalating consequences, but the Department of Education has issued waivers from that goal in exchange for adopting «college - and - career - ready» standards and testing - based evaluations for teachers.
Schools that don't make NCLB for two years in a row in the same category receive the label «Needs improvement,» and face
escalating consequences that range from giving students the option to transfer out or, eventually, forcing staff turnover.