June 19, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The parents of a homeschooling family in the German state of Hesse have each been sentenced to three months in prison for the crime of homeschooling their seven children.The law banning homeschooling in Germany is a leftover from the Nazi era. But the current German government doesn't mind enforcing it, fining families into bankruptcy, snatching their children and now - sentencing parents to prison.
According to a staff attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), the sentence was issued to Juergen and Rosemarie Dudek after the federal prosecutor, Herwig Muller, said last year that he was dissatisfied with the fines the couple had already paid for homeschooling their children.
As reported by WorldNetDaily (WND), staff attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, Mike Donnelly, was appalled by the decision.
"Words escape me, it's unconscionable, incredible, shocking." He then affirmed, "They will appeal of course."
He concluded by summarizing the actions of the prosecutor: "You guys are rebelling against the state. We're going to punish you."
What exactly is so dangerous about homeschooling that justifies incarceration? Ask the German chancellor. Not the current one, but the one that was there seven decades ago. The one with the mustache.
1 comment:
Outrageous is an understatement, yes!
Incomprehensible is another.
If anyone would like to do something to support this family and others like it please have a look at Educating Germany.
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