NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A couple who fled Germany with their five children over fears they would lose custody for not sending them to school has asked a federal appeals court to grant them asylum in the U.S.
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike (roh-MEYE-kee) claim in court documents that German schools are anti-Christian and the couple believe God wants them to teach their children at home.
Germany’s government requires students to attend a state-approved school, and parents who violate the law can face fines, jail and possible custody loss.
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decided this week to hear oral arguments in April. The court will hear two competing pictures of the parents.
In the view of the Home School Legal Defense Association, which represents the parents, the Romeikes have been persecuted by the German government for exercising their right to direct their children’s education, like many parents do in the U.S.
Read More at OfficialWire . By Travis Loller.
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Looks like this German family is just going to "overstay" their visas like many others have done.
I'd love to know by what right does the government state you HAVE to send your children to school. Where in the Constitution does it say that an education must be forced upon you by the government?
Of course education is important, but not the type of indoctrinating education forced upon us by the government.