Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Ukraine?
Banned
Corporal punishment is banned by the Constitution and the Law on Education, with dismissal for teachers who use it.
Ukraine 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
- Moldova
- Banned The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools.
- Poland
- Banned The Constitution of Poland vests the ban on corporal punishment in schools.
- Serbia
- Banned Serbian legislation explicitly makes corporal punishment in schools unlawful.
- Czech Republic
- Banned Corporal punishment is outlawed in schools under Article 31 of the Education Act.
- Greece
- Banned Corporal punishment is banned in all Greek schools, with the ban extended to secondary schools in 2005.
- Austria
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in Austria since 1974.
Other laws in Ukraine
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
- Jury Trials
- Limited use / mixed courts
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