The Romieke family asylum case is getting more coverage.
The New York Times – Judge Grants Asylum to German Home Schoolers
“It is definitely new,” said Prof. Philip G. Schrag, the director of Georgetown Law School’s asylum law program, who added that he had never heard of such a case. “What’s novel about the argument is the [...]
In a piece pre-dated for Monday, March 8th, Time reports on the Romeike Asylum case again:
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Homeschool.
So why did he seek asylum in the U.S. rather than relocate to nearby Austria or another European country that allows homeschooling? Romeike’s wife Hannelore tells TIME the family [...]
TIME picks up the Romeike asylum case:
The ruling is sure to ignite passions on both sides of the debate — and may spur other parents around the world to follow the Romeikes’ lead. If this happens, the U.S. could see a flood of a new type of refugees —educational asylum seekers.
This is a tough call [...]
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News of the Romeike family’s asylum ruling is making the rounds. This is the first piece on the Romeike decision that I found which has done independent reporting and provides some context to this situation in Germany.
US judge grants German homeschooling family asylum.
“Homeschoolers are a particular social group that the German government is trying to [...]
Germany Declares War on Home-Schoolers, 11 August 2008, Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), Virginia Beach, Virginia
It certainly looks as if the German government has declared open season on Germany’s tiny home-schooling community.
1. I was told the same thing when I started homeschooling in Munich in 1990.
(American military under the auspices of the NATO status of forces [...]
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