Friday, June 11, 2010

Human Rights

Some of you may be familiar with plightof the Romeike Family.  They are a German family who recently were granted Asylum in the US because of persecution in their home country.  What was the cause for which they were persecuted?  They sought to homeschool their children.
There's a lot more to be said on this, but ponder this:  How can a government force a family to send their children to government schooling in the 21st century?  The Universal Declaration of Human Rights clearly indicates that parents have a right to opt out of this?
I don't think you have to be a die-hard defender of homeschooling to recognize that there is something very wrong when a government forces parents to send children to state school.  Hasn't Germany done this before?