# 学校教育法 / School Education Act — 第三十五条 (Article 35)

- Law: 学校教育法 (School Education Act), 昭和二十二年法律第二十六号
- English title "School Education Act": Ministry of Justice translation
- Kind: Act — the distinction between 法律 (Act), 政令 (Cabinet Order), 省令 (Ministerial Order) and 条例 (local ordinance) decides who may issue it and what it may say.
- Provision: 第三十五条 (Article 35) — address `art-35`
- Text in force since: 2026-06-17
- URL (the page that opens at this provision): https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35
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### 第三十五条
<sup>art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35</sup>

**第一項**  市町村の教育委員会は、次に掲げる行為の一又は二以上を繰り返し行う等性行不良であつて他の児童の教育に妨げがあると認める児童があるときは、その保護者に対して、児童の出席停止を命ずることができる。
<sup>art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1</sup>
When there is a pupil whose delinquent acts are found to interfere with other pupils' studies, such as repeatedly committing one or more of the following acts, a municipal board of education may order the suspension of that pupil to its custodians:
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "When there is an pupil whose delinquent acts are found to interfere with other pupils' studies, such as repeatedly committing one or more of the following acts, a municipal board of education may order the suspension of that pupil to its custodians:" — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb</sup>

  **一**  他の児童に傷害、心身の苦痛又は財産上の損失を与える行為
  <sup>art-35/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1/item-1</sup>
  acts which inflict injury, mental and physical suffering, or loss of property upon otherpupils;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **二**  職員に傷害又は心身の苦痛を与える行為
  <sup>art-35/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1/item-2</sup>
  acts which inflict injury or mental and physical suffering to staff;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **三**  施設又は設備を損壊する行為
  <sup>art-35/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1/item-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1/item-3</sup>
  acts which damage facilities or equipment;
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

  **四**  授業その他の教育活動の実施を妨げる行為
  <sup>art-35/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1/item-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1/item-4</sup>
  acts which interfere with the implementation of classes including educational activities.
  <sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第二項**  市町村の教育委員会は、前項の規定により出席停止を命ずる場合には、あらかじめ保護者の意見を聴取するとともに、理由及び期間を記載した文書を交付しなければならない。
<sup>art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-2</sup>
When a municipal board of education orders the suspension of an elementary school pupil pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, it must hear the opinions of the custodians in advance, and issue a document stating the reason and period.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第三項**  前項に規定するもののほか、出席停止の命令の手続に関し必要な事項は、教育委員会規則で定めるものとする。
<sup>art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-3</sup>
Beyond what is provided for in the preceding paragraph, the necessary matters for procedure to order suspension are to be prescribed by the board of education regulations.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

**第四項**  市町村の教育委員会は、出席停止の命令に係る児童の出席停止の期間における学習に対する支援その他の教育上必要な措置を講ずるものとする。
<sup>art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-4</sup>
A municipal board of education is to take necessary measures for education, including supporting the learning of thepupil in relation to the suspension order during the period of the pupil's suspension.
<sup>Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System</sup>

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## Cites
- art-35/par-2: 前項 → 学校教育法 第三十五条第一項 (Article 35, paragraph (1)), art-35/par-1 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-1
- art-35/par-3: 前項 → 学校教育法 第三十五条第二項 (Article 35, paragraph (2)), art-35/par-2 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-2

## Cited by

4 provisions cite this one. No official source publishes this direction.

- 学校教育法 第三十五条第二項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-2
- 学校教育法 第三十五条第三項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-35/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-35/par-3
- 学校教育法 第四十九条第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-49/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49/par-1
- 学校教育法 第四十九条の八第一項 — https://japanlaw.org/ja/school-education-act/art-49-8/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/322AC0000000026/art-49-8/par-1

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## Sources

- claude-opus-5-5 — Corrections to the Ministry of Justice's English of paragraphs, written 2026-10-19
- e-Gov 法令検索, Digital Agency (デジタル庁) — 学校教育法 — the text in force from 2026-06-17 (https://laws.e-gov.go.jp/law/322AC0000000026/20260617_508AC0000000037), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — School Education Act — Ministry of Justice translation (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- Japanese Law Translation Database System, Ministry of Justice (法務省) — School Education Act (学校教育法), Article 35, paragraph (1) — the Ministry of Justice's English as printed (https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4743/tb), retrieved 2026-10-19
- This site's parser, version 210 — 学校教育法 — structure, counts, cross-references and defined terms, computed 2026-10-19
