Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Austria?
Banned
Corporal punishment in schools has been banned in Austria since 1974.
Austria 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.
- Italy
- Banned Corporal punishment in Italian schools was officially banned in 1928.
- Luxembourg
- Banned Corporal punishment in schools was banned in 1845 and became a criminal offence in 1974.
- 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.
Other laws in Austria
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Military Conscription
- Active conscription
- Jury Trials
- Limited use / mixed courts
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