يخطط الدنemark لتمكين المعلمين من استخدام القوة البدنية لأول مرة منذ 1967، thereby ending a nearly 60-year ban on corporal punishment in schools. Starting August 2027، educators can physically intervene to hold students، keep them in place، or move them to another room when they disrupt classes. The reform، introduced by the center-left government in Copenhagen on October 8، permits restraint if students harass others، significantly disrupt lessons، or refuse to comply with instructions.
Current law only allows force when students endanger themselves، others، or school property. The teachers' union (Danmarks Lærerforening) supported the change، citing growing challenges managing disruptive students who refuse to be quiet or leave when asked. Examples include students throwing food in home economics or playing loud music on phones and refusing to stop.
The proposal is seen as one of the most controversial education reforms in recent Danish history.
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