Draco Malfoy might be nasty and vindictive to Harry and the gang, but to his teachers, he is perhaps the smarmiest brownnoser ever to walk the halls of Hogwarts. Plus, his dad takes the cake as the wizarding world’s ultimate bulldozer parent, bribing and threatening school officials to ensure that his family gets their way.

Have you ever had a student whose poor behavior, no matter what you do, is the same on the last day of school as it was the first day they walked into your classroom? That’s how Moe is. From his very first frame to the end of Calvin and Hobbes’ run, he threatens, bullies, and steals from poor Calvin, seemingly without provocation.

At the tender age of 8 years old, Lucy van Pelt is convinced that she should run the world — and anyone who disagrees is sure to get an earful. Vain, whiny, and easily provoked, Lucy has trouble controlling her own ego and emotions, and yet has no problem doling out advice and orders to her more weak-willed peers.

Lump is one of those kids who manages to make the worst of an already-bad situation. Camp Green Lake is a terribly abusive juvenile detention facility, and even among troubled kids, Lump makes himself particularly deplorable by bullying newcomers and demanding bribes to use the rec room.

Ramona Quimby can’t wait to grow up — and therein lies her biggest flaw. Most teachers have probably had a student like this — the type who’s overly eager to volunteer and who takes on responsibilities they can’t handle yet, leading to extra headaches and trouble despite the student’s well-meaning intentions.

In some ways, Scout Finch could be considered a model student: She learns how to read before she even starts school, she’s extremely confident and well-spoken, and she cares deeply about justice. But those good traits don’t keep her from causing mischief. Outspoken and prone to breaking social conventions, she sometimes exasperates her teachers with her blunt statements and well-meaning bouts of violence.

Chris Hargensen is an especially vicious kind of bully, going after the most neglected and outcast of her classmates in often brutal ways. In addition to relentlessly teasing and pranking Carrie White, Chris calls her teachers vile names and even almost blew the toes off of a former classmate when she hid a firecracker in the other girl’s shoe.

Pretty, shallow, and materialistic, Lana Weinberger relentlessly teases Mia Thermopolis based solely on the latter’s appearance. In the movie, Lana butters up her victim when she finds out Mia is a princess and senses a chance for attention and fame. In the books, Lana is given a chance at redemption when she and Mia eventually form a genuine, though uneasy, friendship.

If Pippi Goes to School (1998) is any indication, Pippi Longstocking would likely be a challenging student at best. Showing up late, refusing to work on subjects that don’t interest her, and drawing on the floor — those are just the start of this loveable redhead’s academic antics.

Let’s face it: Kids can be cruel sometimes. And Jill Brenner is a poster child for such cruelty. Jill joins other fifth-grade girls in mercilessly bullying their overweight classmate, Linda. You’d think Jill would learn her lesson and apologize to Linda after undergoing some bullying herself, but alas, the book does not suggest any meaningful or long-lasting redemption.