Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Greece?
Banned
Corporal punishment is banned in all Greek schools, with the ban extended to secondary schools in 2005.
Greece 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
- Serbia
- Banned Serbian legislation explicitly makes corporal punishment in schools unlawful.
- Moldova
- Banned The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools.
- Italy
- Banned Corporal punishment in Italian schools was officially banned in 1928.
- Ukraine
- Banned Corporal punishment is banned by the Constitution and the Law on Education, with dismissal for teachers who use it.
- Austria
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in Austria since 1974.
- Czech Republic
- Banned Corporal punishment is outlawed in schools under Article 31 of the Education Act.
Other laws in Greece
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Licensed / moderate
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
- Jury Trials
- Not used
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