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Home schooling families in Germany face an almost impossible situation,
because while it is not illegal, the fact is it is not allowed.
Authorities
often use extreme measures to ensure that children attend the public
schools, including jail time and fines for parents who wish to teach their
own children.
On the Crosstalk program on February 9, Chris Klicka, Senior Counsel with
the Home School Legal Defense Association, detailed the following account
of
home school persecution in Germany:
Melissa Busekros is a 15 year old girl who was attending public school.
She
was doing well in most of her studies but having some trouble with two
cl***** so her parents decided to home tutor her. The school didn't like
the
arrangement so they expelled Melissa. Her parents then made the decision
to
home school her on a full time basis.
At one point, Police officials and social workers took her forcibly away
from her parents and trans****ted her to a psychiatric ward where she was
interrogated for four hours. She was then allowed to return home for a
couple of days.
At the end of the week, 15 police officers took custody of Melissa and
checked her into the psychiatric ward again where she is being treated for
"school phobia."
To intercede on behalf of Melissa and her family contact:
German Embassy in Wa****ngton
4645 Reservoir Road, N.W.
Wa****ngton, D.C. 20007
202-298-4000
German Consulate in Chicago
676 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 3200
Chicago, Illinois 60611
312-202-0480
http://chicago@[EMAIL
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leave a written comment:
http://www.germany.info
(Click on "Domestic Policy")
Updates on this situation and other home school issues are available from
the Home School Legal Defense Association:
540-338-5600
http://www.hslda.org
The Crosstalk Team
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