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 "label": "School Corporal Punishment",
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  "ARE": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "A 1998 federal law banned corporal punishment in all public and private schools.",
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  "ARG": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment of children is prohibited nationwide since 2016.",
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  "AUS": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Legislation varies by state and territory regarding the prohibition of corporal punishment in schools.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2016,
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  "AUT": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in Austria since 1974.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1974,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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  "BOL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 Children and Adolescents Code.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  },
  "BRA": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited nationwide under the 2014 amendment to the Code on Children and Adolescents.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  },
  "CAN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is outlawed in all public and private schools nationwide following a 2004 Supreme Court ruling.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2004,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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  "CHN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is officially banned in schools under the Compulsory Education Law of 1986.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1986,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "COL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Private and public schools are banned from using physical abuse, though applicability to indigenous communities is unclear.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2006,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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   "method": "llm"
  },
  "CRI": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools has been banned nationwide since 2008.",
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   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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  "CZE": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is outlawed in schools under Article 31 of the Education Act.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
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  "DEU": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools is a criminal offence in Germany following a 1993 court ruling.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1993,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "DNK": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment has been prohibited by law in all schools in Denmark since 1967.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1967,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "EGY": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "The evidence describes a 1998 study on punishment practices but provides no information on current legal status.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "low",
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  "ESP": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Spain banned all forms of corporal punishment in schools in 2007.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2007,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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   "method": "llm"
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  "FIN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools has been banned by law in Finland since 1984.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 1984,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
   "needsReview": false,
   "method": "llm"
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  "FRA": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is explicitly banned in schools and homes in France under the 2019 law.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
   ],
   "lastUpdated": 2019,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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   "method": "llm"
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  "GBR": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is outlawed in state and government-funded private schools under the Education Act 1996.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2005,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "GRC": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is banned in all Greek schools, with the ban extended to secondary schools in 2005.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2005,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "IND": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is prohibited in schools by the Right to Free and Compulsory Education Act 2009.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2014,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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  "IRL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools is prohibited and a criminal offence in Ireland since 1997.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1997,
   "hasSubnational": false,
   "confidence": "medium",
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   "method": "llm"
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  "IRN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Physical punishment for students is forbidden in Iranian schools under executive regulations and protection laws.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2002,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "ISR": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is banned in Israeli schools by court rulings and the Pupils' Rights Law.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2000,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "ITA": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in Italian schools was officially banned in 1928.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "JPN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment has been banned in all settings in Japan since April 2020.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2020,
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  "KOR": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "All forms of corporal punishment are prohibited nationwide since March 2021.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2021,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "LUX": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools was banned in 1845 and became a criminal offence in 1974.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1974,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "MDA": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "MMR": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Caning is commonly used by teachers as a punishment in Myanmar schools.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
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  "MYS": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Caning is legally permitted for boys in Malaysian schools, though illegal for girls.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2007,
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  "NLD": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Caning and other forms of corporal punishment in schools was abolished in 1920.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1920,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "NOR": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is explicitly prohibited in the Education Act 1998, amended in 2008.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2008,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "NPL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "All corporal punishment, both in school and in the home, has been banned since 2018.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2018,
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  "NZL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is banned in schools, including by parents, following the 2007 amendment closing a loophole.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2007,
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  "PAK": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "National ban failed, but some provinces like Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have banned it.",
   "notes": null,
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2013,
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  "PHL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is prohibited in all schools since 1987.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "POL": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "The Constitution of Poland vests the ban on corporal punishment in schools.",
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   "lastUpdated": 1783,
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  "RUS": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Russian law explicitly prohibits the use of physical violence against students.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "SGP": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "The government encourages caning for male students in schools.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
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  "SLE": {
   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is currently legal in Sierra Leonean schools.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": null,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "SRB": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Serbian legislation explicitly makes corporal punishment in schools unlawful.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2009,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "SWE": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools has been prohibited since 1958 and all forms outlawed since 1966.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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  "THA": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is officially illegal under the 2005 Ministry of Education Regulation, despite common practice.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2005,
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  "TWN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in the school system was made illegal in 2006.",
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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   "status": "legal",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is authorized by regulation, allowing headmasters to order it with specific limits.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2002,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "UGA": {
   "status": "unknown",
   "summary": "The evidence describes common practice and movement toward positive methods but does not state the current legal status.",
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   "lastUpdated": null,
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  "UKR": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is banned by the Constitution and the Law on Education, with dismissal for teachers who use it.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1991,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "USA": {
   "status": "varies",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is lawful in 17 states but banned in others, with no federal law governing it.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2012,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "VEN": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment in schools was prohibited in 2007 under the Law for the Protection of Children and Adolescents.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 2007,
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  "VNM": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "Corporal punishment is technically unlawful in schools under the Education Law 2005.",
   "notes": null,
   "sources": [
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   "hasSubnational": false,
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  "ZAF": {
   "status": "banned",
   "summary": "The South African Schools Act prohibits corporal punishment in schools.",
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    "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_corporal_punishment"
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   "lastUpdated": 1996,
   "hasSubnational": false,
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