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German Homeschoolers Forced to Send Kids to Public School, Now Blocked From Leaving the Country
Christian Post ^ | 11/08/2013 | Napp Nazworth

Posted on 11/09/2013 11:46:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind

Homeschoolers whose children were recently seized by the German government are now not allowed to emigrate to a country that allows homeschooling.

In August, the children of Dirk and Petra Wunderlich were seized at gunpoint by German officials because the Wunderlich's refused to send their children to the public school. In mid-September, the Wunderlichs were reunited with their children, but only after they promised to send their kids to public school.

The Wunderlichs then requested that they be allowed to leave the country so that they could go to a country that will allow them to homeschool. A judge told them that if they left before a December hearing on their case, they would be brought back to Germany and face criminal sanctions. Left with no other option, the Wunderlich children began attending public school on Oct. 28.

"What other choice did we have?" Dirk Wunderlich told the Home School Legal Defense Association. "They had our children. We feel ravaged by the government. We don't want our children in school but we have no choice - we can't leave and if we don't comply they will take our children away. We will make the best of it because we know if we tried to leave, the authorities would separate us and we might never see our children again or for a very long time."

The children appear to taking their new schooling in stride. But, one child complained that their teacher spends too much time explaining things and telling the other students to be quiet. Another Wunderlich kid regretted that he no longer had time to work on his personal learning projects.

Wunderlich said he hopes to be able to leave the country after next month's court hearing, or maybe earlier if an emergency request comes through,

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: education; frhf; germany; homeschool; homeschooling; hslda; wunderlich
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1 posted on 11/09/2013 11:46:09 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Obviously the Nazis are back in power.


2 posted on 11/09/2013 11:48:47 AM PST by EternalVigilance (tomhoefling@gmail.com)
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To: SeekAndFind

They still cling to those NAZI roots


3 posted on 11/09/2013 11:50:58 AM PST by GeronL
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To: SeekAndFind

The Nazis return


4 posted on 11/09/2013 11:52:00 AM PST by Viennacon
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To: SeekAndFind

Perhaps they should change religious affiliation to muslim then they would have german supporters in the legal and political communities.


5 posted on 11/09/2013 11:53:30 AM PST by RginTN
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To: SeekAndFind
The state uber alles. How very German Hitlerian.
6 posted on 11/09/2013 11:54:16 AM PST by piytar (The predator-class is furious that their prey are shooting back.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Heil!


7 posted on 11/09/2013 11:55:22 AM PST by lonestar (It takes a village of idiots to elect a village idiot.)
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To: SeekAndFind
The Wunderlichs then requested that they be allowed to leave the country so that they could go to a country that will allow them to homeschool.

A definite mistake. Hindsight? Sure.

But these people had a very good idea of who they were dealing with. The Geheime Staatspolizei. They should have simply made all the necessary arrangements and just left.arrangements

8 posted on 11/09/2013 11:58:18 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Destroy patriotism & government will fall. Tamper with love of country & you'll have revolution)
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To: Shimmer1

ping


9 posted on 11/09/2013 12:02:45 PM PST by null and void (I'm betting on an Obama Trifecta: A Nobel Peace Prize, an Impeachment, AND a War Crimes Trial...)
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To: GeronL

They do. Even after all the history, the evil, etc.... The Germans still can’t move past it. I find it odd that the German people, no matter how many generations, have that same mentality. They are an interesting people...to put it nicely.


10 posted on 11/09/2013 12:05:59 PM PST by yellowdoghunter (Welcome to Obamastan!)
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To: SeekAndFind
I don't really understand the outrage. Most Americans tolerate a system that, for all intent and purposes, forces the children of god-fearing parents into godless government schools.

But I guess we can flee the country.

11 posted on 11/09/2013 12:07:52 PM PST by St_Thomas_Aquinas ( Isaiah 22:22, Matthew 16:19, Revelation 3:7)
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To: St_Thomas_Aquinas

For now.


12 posted on 11/09/2013 12:09:13 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: SeekAndFind

Well, if anything, those children will test out at least two grades higher than their peers and will be much more self confident.


13 posted on 11/09/2013 12:11:02 PM PST by Mathews (Ecclesiastes 10:2 (NIV), Luke 22:36 (NIV))
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To: RginTN

That’s what I was wondering....what about the Muzzies, I bet they get to school their children however they damn well please.


14 posted on 11/09/2013 12:13:21 PM PST by hulagirl (Mother Theresa was right)
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To: EternalVigilance

Can education (concentration) camps be far behind?


15 posted on 11/09/2013 12:13:24 PM PST by rbg81
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts

Volunteerism is a concept unfamiliar to Germans.


16 posted on 11/09/2013 12:17:07 PM PST by RobbyS (quotes)
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To: yellowdoghunter

“The Germans are an amazing people, if you don’t count world wars.”

- Wm. F. Buckley Jr.

“We’re back, and this time no more Mister Nice Guy.”

- A. Hitler


17 posted on 11/09/2013 12:19:55 PM PST by elcid1970 ("In the modern world, Muslims are living fossils.")
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To: SeekAndFind

http://www.lifesitenews.com/mobile/news/german-homeschool-family-denied-asylum-in-the-u.s.-appeals-to-supreme-court


18 posted on 11/09/2013 12:20:29 PM PST by Eagles6 (Valley Forge Redux)
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To: Viennacon

Leftists are the same by whatever name they go by...


19 posted on 11/09/2013 12:21:18 PM PST by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: RobbyS
"Volunteerism is a concept unfamiliar to Germans."

Nonsense.


20 posted on 11/09/2013 12:21:49 PM PST by Flag_This (Liberalism: Kills countries dead.)
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