More alarming than the punishment meted out in schools is the tracking of children into the juvenile justice system for minor misconduct in school.

In recent years, 260 of the officers have protested their firings, saying they were guilty only of minor misconduct.

When Gillies was separated from Tangradi he was given a five minute major for elbowing, a double minor for roughing, a ten minute misconduct, and a game misconduct.

Rutherford hated his time in public school however, and was later expelled from Charterhouse for what he describes as a number of instances of minor misconduct.

In 2010-2011 season he played one pre-season game for Dubuque Fighting Saints where he recorded no goals, no assts, but 17 penalty minutes including minor, major and game misconduct.

Before the next faceoff, Lecavalier was given a double minor for roughing and a game misconduct.

Chelios was assessed a minor, major and game misconduct.

Frank Heffler, head of the union's New York chapter, said anonymous accusations of minor misconduct, such as leaving work early, were treated as major cases.

Trial by summary court-martial provides a simple procedure for resolution of charges of relatively minor misconduct committed by enlisted members of the military.