Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Poland?
Banned
The Constitution of Poland vests the ban on corporal punishment in schools.
Poland 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
- Czech Republic
- Banned Corporal punishment is outlawed in schools under Article 31 of the Education Act.
- Germany
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools is a criminal offence in Germany following a 1993 court ruling.
- Austria
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in Austria since 1974.
- Denmark
- Banned Corporal punishment has been prohibited by law in all schools in Denmark since 1967.
- Moldova
- Banned The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools.
- Ukraine
- Banned Corporal punishment is banned by the Constitution and the Law on Education, with dismissal for teachers who use it.
Other laws in Poland
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Licensed / moderate
- Military Conscription
- No conscription
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