US Grants Home Schooling German Family Political Asylum

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday January 28, 2010 @05:33AM from the come-get-you-some-learnin dept.

A US judge has granted political asylum to a family who said they fled Germany to avoid persecution for home schooling their children. Uwe Romeike and his wife, Hannelore, moved to Tennessee after German authorities fined them for keeping their children out of school and sent police to escort them to classes. Mike Connelly, attorney for the Home School Legal Defence Association, argued the case. He says, "Home schoolers in Germany are a particular social group, which is one of the protected grounds under the asylum law. This judge looked at the evidence, he heard their testimony, and he felt that the way Germany is treating home schoolers is wrong. The rights being violated here are basic human rights."

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weird. weider. by h00manist · 2010-01-28 05:40 · Score: 0, Offtopic

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Second Opinion by mosb1000 · 2010-01-28 07:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Could I get a second opinion on that Troll rating? I feel like my post was well written, on topic, and was devoid inflammatory language/intent.
Could someone explain to me how this is a Troll?
Re:Really? by QuantumLeaper · 2010-01-28 11:14 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Indiana tried to pass a law stating that PI was 3, it was 1897 and almost passed.