1.
prohibition of corporal punishment; ban on physical punishment
The rule or policy forbidding the use of physical force as a means of discipline, particularly in schools and child-rearing. A significant topic in Japanese education and child welfare.
学校では体罰禁止が徹底されている。
The ban on corporal punishment is strictly enforced in schools.
体罰禁止の法律が改正された。
The law prohibiting corporal punishment was revised.
体罰禁止の方針にもかかわらず、一部の指導者による暴力が問題になっている。
Despite the policy of banning corporal punishment, violence by some coaches has become a problem.
USAGE:
Composed of 体罰 (corporal punishment) + 禁止 (prohibition). Japan's School Education Act prohibits corporal punishment in schools, and the 2020 revision to the Child Welfare Act explicitly banned physical punishment by parents. The topic frequently appears in news about education reform and child welfare.
RELATED TERMS:
- 体罰: corporal punishment
- 禁止: prohibition
- 虐待: abuse, maltreatment
- {しつけ}: discipline, child-rearing