Home Schooling German Family Fights Deportation

[Darnell 8,479]

Well if the only reason they are leaving Germany, which enjoys a quality of life on par with the U.S., is to homeschool their kids, why not choose a place where they don't have to fight an immigration battle?

Folk make bad choices all the time, and strive to keep the result of their choices.

This is just an example of a bad choice sustained over time, really.

I have no sympathy for this family.

[Harsh_77 718]

Exactly. The other point is that there are alternatives available within the EU that this family could have made use of. This is no reason to seek asylum.

Yep - I just heard about this case on radio on the way to work and I was like no... they are abusing the asylum system.

Asylum system is set up for someone who fears for their life coz of the political reason etc.

[GandD 5,966]

It has nothing to do with their religion. Schulpflicht applies to everyone in Germany. There are schools run by churches and other non-public schools that one can enroll ones kids in. It's not a one size fits all model. But every child has to attend school.

What if they can prove that enrolling in any school available would compromise their ability to raise their child according to their religious beliefs?

[duraaraa 203]

What if they can prove that enrolling in any school available would compromise their ability to raise their child according to their religious beliefs?

I wish we could all live by our religious beliefs, but we can't.

My religious beliefs condemn killing. I don't even kill bugs. My tax money goes to support killing. I can't just stop paying taxes.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What if they can prove that enrolling in any school available would compromise their ability to raise their child according to their religious beliefs?

That would not be grounds for asylum.

[GandD 5,966]

That would not be grounds for asylum.

Apparently not anymore.

[Karee 4,191]

Didn't we argue over this a couple months ago?

[Karee 4,191]

ETA:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/239212-us-grants-home-schooling-german-family-political-asylum/

There's a newer thread somewhere about this same case. I couldn't find it though.

[Karee 4,191]

For some reason the results of my search returned this:

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[GandD 5,966]

For some reason the results of my search returned this:

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[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Apparently not anymore.

It never was. An erroneous decision has apparently been made previously which now appears to be in the process of being corrected.

[Harsh_77 718]

For some reason the results of my search returned this:

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You got killer search...lol

[duraaraa 203]

For some reason the results of my search returned this:

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I wonder what he saw during his near-death experience.

[Ban Hammer 13,785]

I wonder what he saw during his near-death experience.

a hooter's in heaven?

[james&olya 1,121]

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Not necessarily. It prob would for anyone wanting to "escape" to the US in order to home school their kids. Well, assuming it was illegal in their country. Allowing that wouldn't mean that anyone gets to claim asylum for anything.

Oh no, of course not, they couldn't claim asylum for anything! But why would they need to if a desire for homeschooling your children were seen as a sufficient reason. Maybe I am just a suspicious sort but I rather expect that if this case were allowed the number of people seeking asylum here for homeschooling would quite literally EXPLODE! Besides, a lot of those homeschoolers are a strange bunch!