Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Colombia?
Banned
Private and public schools are banned from using physical abuse, though applicability to indigenous communities is unclear.
Colombia is one of 41 countries classified “Banned” for corporal punishment in schools — 84% of the 49 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: School corporal punishment
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Classified by a language model from the source text, then checked against hand-verified reference countries.
Nearby countries
- Venezuela
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools was prohibited in 2007 under the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents.
- Costa Rica
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been banned nationwide since 2008.
- Brazil
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 amendment to the Code on Children and Adolescents.
- Bolivia
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 Children and Adolescents Code.
- United States
- Varies by region Corporal punishment is lawful in 17 states but banned in others, with no federal law governing it.
- Argentina
- Banned Corporal punishment of children is prohibited nationwide since 2016.
Other laws in Colombia
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
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