Homeschoolers Seek Asylum From Nazi-Era law
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The Uwe and Hannelore Romeike family fled their native Bissingen, Germany, to escape persecution under a Nazi-era law requiring all children to attend public school.
Two years ago the police knocked on the Romeike's door and forcibly escorted their children to public school.
The family fled Germany and this summer arrived in Tennessee, where they hope they will be permitted to make a permanent home.
Speaking of their new life in Tennessee, Mrs. Romeike told HSLDA, "The freedom we have to homeschool our children is wonderful. ... We don't have to worry about looking over our shoulder anymore, wondering when the youth welfare officials will come or how much money we have to pay in fines."
Mr. Romeike added,'We left family, our home and a wonderful community in Germany. But the freedom is worth it. We hope that our example may pave the way for other families. It is wrong for Germany to persecute homeschoolers.
German homeschoolers, of which there are few because of the persecution, are fined thousands of dollars, sent to prison or have the custody of their children taken away," says Michael P. Donnelly, HSLDA's contact attorney for Germany, on the organization's website.
"Many of these families have fled Germany when threatened with the custody of their children," he says."Some have told me that they are willing to go to jail for their beliefs if they have to, but they will not allow the state to take their children. This year alone, nearly a dozen families have fled this in the face of this harsh persecution.
Two years ago the police knocked on the Romeike's door and forcibly escorted their children to public school.
The family fled Germany and this summer arrived in Tennessee, where they hope they will be permitted to make a permanent home.
Speaking of their new life in Tennessee, Mrs. Romeike told HSLDA, "The freedom we have to homeschool our children is wonderful. ... We don't have to worry about looking over our shoulder anymore, wondering when the youth welfare officials will come or how much money we have to pay in fines."
Mr. Romeike added,'We left family, our home and a wonderful community in Germany. But the freedom is worth it. We hope that our example may pave the way for other families. It is wrong for Germany to persecute homeschoolers.
German homeschoolers, of which there are few because of the persecution, are fined thousands of dollars, sent to prison or have the custody of their children taken away," says Michael P. Donnelly, HSLDA's contact attorney for Germany, on the organization's website.
"Many of these families have fled Germany when threatened with the custody of their children," he says."Some have told me that they are willing to go to jail for their beliefs if they have to, but they will not allow the state to take their children. This year alone, nearly a dozen families have fled this in the face of this harsh persecution.
