Dysregulation describes a state in which a person’s nervous system is overwhelmed and they have difficulty managing emotions, impulses, attention, behaviour, or physical responses. In school, dysregulation may look like shutdown, flight, panic, refusal, agitation, crying, aggression, or an inability to access language and reasoning in the moment. It is not “bad behaviour.” Dysregulation often reflects an unmet need, sensory overload, fear, accumulated stress, or a poor fit between the student and the environment. This tag is used for content about how schools interpret and respond to distress, especially when behaviour is treated as a discipline issue instead of a signal that support, safety, or accommodation is needed. It also includes discussion of prevention, co-regulation, and the consequences of punitive or escalating responses.