In den USA hat ein deutsches Paar, das mit seinen Kindern wegen der allgemeinen Schulpflicht in Deutschland in die USA geflohen ist, politisches Asyl erhalten.
Die Entscheidung eines Einwanderungsrichters wurde am Dienstag in Memphis bekanntgegeben.
Damit können Uwe und Hannelore Romeike und ihre fünf Kinder in Tennessee bleiben, wo sie seit 2008 leben. Sie unterrichten ihre Kinder zu Hause.
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The Romeikes may well be the first family in the history of the world to seek political asylum for their right to homeschool. Uwe and Hannelore Romeike have recently moved from Germany to Tennessee with their five children—who range in age from three to eleven—after authorities tried to force their children to attend public school, in accordance with German law. Uwe and Hannelore are seeking political asylum here, claiming that they were prosecuted in Germany for their religious beliefs.
The Romeikes are evangelical Christians, and they objected to textbooks that include such information as slang words for sex and stories about witches. After they decided to keep their children home from school, the principal contacted them and urged them to return their children to the classroom. When they refused, police sent a letter informing the Romeikes that they were incurring fines for each day their children were not in school. When the Romeike kids still did not show up at the local school, police came to their home and took the crying children to school themselves.
Die Romeikes, die sich als evangelikale Christen verstehen, vertreten die Ansicht, dass das deutsche Curriculum gegen christliche Werte verstößt. Ihren Asylantrag begründen sie damit, dass sie wegen ihres christlichen Glaubens verfolgt würden. (apn)
