A recent paradigm shift in understanding misbehavior and dysregulation in the school setting is moving from a compliance model to a relational model that recognizes nervous system activation as the driver behind many impulsive or disruptive behaviors. Traditional discipline models focus on behaviors as an issue of noncompliance requiring a reaction from the educator and using consequences whereas brain-aligned preventive discipline protects a secure, trusting bond with the child, assesses for nervous system dysfunction, and uses the principles of co-regulation to achieve a state of calm before reasoning with a child. Once a child is calm, teachers can draw on the principles of neuroplasticity to teach virtues such as temperance (balancing emotions and behavior) and fortitude (being able to deal with daily stresses and challenges with resilience and confidence). We will review the principles of brain-aligned preventive discipline and compare this with St. John Bosco�s Preventive system and review virtue procedures for addressing discipline through an empathic and co-regulating (the grounding principle of brain-aligned discipline) lens.