The US government granted political asylum to a German homeschooling family yesterday. It’s the first time ‘homeschooling’ has been the main consideration for granting political asylum in the United States.
I was relieved when I read the headline. It is a sad situation in Germany. We wish the Romeike family well and hope they won't run into homeschooling persecution here in the USA.
Here's link to the story in the Washington Post.
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6 comments:
Interesting. Hadn't heard an update in a while...
~Luke
I will have to go back and read about this but I am glad that this family will be able to homeschool here in the US.
Homeschooling freedom should be a reality to all who choose it for their family.
That's an interesting article. Thanks so much for the link. I homeschool my kids and I think everyone should have the choice.
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As much as I am happy that they were granted asylum, I hope that they will have the option to go home to Germany someday.
This is encouraging considering our present political climate. Thanks for the update.
Honestly, this took me a bit by surprise. But it has been interesting reading the German reaction to the story, with Der Spiegel characterizing those who welcomed the decision as Christian fundamentalists. But there has been a lot of positive commentary, as well.
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