Is corporal punishment allowed in schools in Israel?

Banned

Corporal punishment is banned in Israeli schools by court rulings and the Pupils' Rights Law.

Israel 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

Greece
Banned Corporal punishment is banned in all Greek schools, with the ban extended to secondary schools in 2005.
Iran
Banned Physical punishment for students is forbidden in Iranian schools under executive regulations and protection laws.
Moldova
Banned The Education Act of 2008 prohibits all corporal punishment in schools.
Serbia
Banned Serbian legislation explicitly makes corporal punishment in schools unlawful.
Ukraine
Banned Corporal punishment is banned by the Constitution and the Law on Education, with dismissal for teachers who use it.
United Arab Emirates
Banned A 1998 federal law banned corporal punishment in all public and private schools.

Other laws in Israel

Death Penalty
Retained / in use
Gun Laws
Restrictive
Military Conscription
Active conscription

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