Ninfa Aronica: German Homeschoolers Head to US Supreme CourtBy Dale HurdCBN News Sr. ReporterThursday, July 25, 2013The family's attorney Michael Farris, who also is the chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, said he believes the appeals court erred in not finding that Germany is using the mandatory schooling law to try to stop religious minorities from developing larger groups.Attorneys for Christian parents who fled Germany in order to home school their children but have been denied U.S. asylum said they are preparing to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case and are working with Congress to try to change asylum law.The Romeike family came to the U.S. from Germany five years ago hoping to find refuge. They wanted to homeschool their children in freedom and an immigration judge granted them asylum in 2010.Uwe and Hannelore Romeike began homeschooling in Germany because didn't want their children exposed to things like witchcraft and graphic sex educa! tion that are taught in German schools."There were stories where (school children) were encouraged to ask the devil for help instead of God and actually the devil would help (in the story)," Uwe Romeike said.http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2013/July/German-Hom......Show more
Raye Tredennick: In "theory" Yes.But it´s highly restricted, just like in most other europeancountries that allow home schooling.The kid would still have to pass annual exams.So you are NOT free to teach your kid just what you want.But to be honest home schooling is not popular in europe anyway.In personal i do not know just one single person that has been home schooled.edit:btw. those religious nuts from germany are still in the US? LOL (I remeber the story)But good for us :) (i´m german) because this meanswe don´t have to deal with those nuts on our own.btw. Whole germany laughed when the US did gave them asylum. But it looks like the US no longer wants this nuts too...(btw. What a surprise ! /S)...Show more
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