'forbid them from' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
For example, you might use the phrase in a sentence such as "The teacher forbade them from speaking during class."
Say "forbid them to drive" rather than "forbid them from driving".
Election laws forbid them from coördinating, so they have to be careful when they travel together.
State officials said that confidentiality rules forbid them from commenting specifically about Goodlett's treatment.
But the plexiglass, and the rules of death row, forbid them from touching.
And, it would be unfair to forbid them from putting their money where their mouths are.
They aim to make schools financially responsible for fraud and forbid them from forcing students to resolve complaints outside court.
Parents are asked to sign their children's homework and to forbid them from watching TV on school days.
It is a particularly useful spice for the Jains, whose beliefs forbid them from eating anything that grows underground.
Fifteen states and the District of Columbia now prohibit teenagers from driving with another teenager, and all but seven states forbid them from driving with more than one.
Yesterday the US Senate voted to name and shame Russian officials involved in corruption and to forbid them from travelling to America or investing there.
Women demand equal inheritance rights and the abolition of laws that sanction "honour" crimes and forbid them from leaving Iraq without a male guardian.
