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LeftishBrit

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2. If it were just about the right to home-schooling...

Reply to alp227 (Original post)

Thu May 16, 2013, 02:48 AM

May 2013

and even if it is true that Germany won't permit it, the family don't need asylum in America. They could move to the UK or any of the many other countries in Europe where home education is legal and accepted. Migration within the EU is unrestricted, so there would be no problem in their doing this.

So I think there must be considerably more to this story.

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Court denies US asylum to German home-schoolers [View all] alp227 May 2013 OP

There's more to this. Archae May 2013 #1

If they go back to Germany defacto7 May 2013 #4

Bingo. Archae May 2013 #7

If it were just about the right to home-schooling... LeftishBrit May 2013 #2

Post removed Post removed May 2013 #3

No where in the US Constitution is there a Right to Home School. fasttense May 2013 #5

My brother in law raised three academically deficient boys Kolesar May 2013 #6

What they're after could also protect gun nuts and other fringe beliefs starroute May 2013 #8

I guarantee it will happen jmowreader May 2013 #9