In a piece pre-dated for Monday, March 8th, Time reports on the Romeike Asylum case again:
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning to Homeschool.
So why did he seek asylum in the U.S. rather than relocate to nearby Austria or another European country that allows homeschooling? Romeike’s wife Hannelore tells TIME the family was contacted by the Virginia-based Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), which suggested they go to the U.S. and settle in Morristown, Tenn.
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“It’s very unusual for people from Western countries to be granted asylum in the U.S.,” says David Piver, an immigration attorney with offices in a Philadelphia suburb and Flagstaff, Ariz… “The U.S. government will come under political pressure to appeal the Romeike case so as not to offend a close ally,” says Piver, who is not involved in the case.
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Meanwhile, the HSLDA says it is working to defend a homeschooling family in Sweden and is investigating cases in Brazil, where homeschooling is banned — all good fodder for a comparative-government class, whether it’s taught in school or at home.
Count on more to come…
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