Collocations with discipline

discipline noun 

ADJECTIVES & NOUNS

strict 
Some parents complained about the school’s strict discipline.

strong, firm, good 
Without good discipline in the classroom, learning suffers.

harsh
Discipline is harsh, and can include physical punishment.

rigid
The rigid discipline of life in a monastery was not for him.

poor 
Problems tend to arise in families where there is poor discipline.

military
I hated the army and the routine of military discipline.

school, classroom
The committee looked at ways to improve school discipline.

parental
I blame the lack of parental discipline for the way some of these kids behave.

DISCIPLINE + NOUN
problem
The school has very few discipline problems.

VERBS

maintain, keep 
A good teacher can maintain discipline without shouting.

enforce, impose 
Discipline in the army is very strictly enforced.

need, require
The children needed firm discipline.

restore
The General wanted to restore discipline among the troops.

PHRASES

a lack of discipline
The principal never tolerated a lack of discipline.

a breach of discipline 
Being absent without permission was a breach of discipline.