Emotional maltreatment is a less visible form of abuse that frequently occurs in schools, but is often ignored or dismissed as an acceptable form of discipline or sanctioned classroom-management practice. The impact of emotional maltreatment on children is significant and impacts personality development, relationships, and learning. Principals, as the chief operating officers of schools, have a responsibility to acknowledge that emotional maltreatment exists, identify and understand the tendency, and respond to it. They can help to remedy emotional maltreatment by recognizing these seven types of common behaviors: (1) Spurning; (2) Isolation from peers; (3) Ignoring and rejecting; (4) Lack of emotional responsiveness; (5) Excessive or unrealistic expectations; (6) Terrorizing children by using fear and intimidation; and (7) Exploiting or corrupting. Action by an informed principal is the most effective way to ensure that classrooms are free of emotional maltreatment. Action involves raising awareness, providing information and training, and providing supportive supervision.