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Such is the case for the Romeike family of Germany. Believing that what was being taught in public school directly conflicted with their religious views, the Romeikes began homeschooling in 2006. In Germany, that means they were in direct violation of a ...Appeal-Democrat · ByRose Godfrey · 3/30/2013
It wasn't an unfounded fear. In 2007, German authorities took custody of Melissa Busekros, a 15-year-old girl from a homeschooling family in Bavaria. Authorities placed the girl in a psychiatric facility, and then in foster care. When she turned 16 -- and ...Baptist Press · 4/22/2013
It wasn’t an unfounded fear. In 2007, German authorities took custody of Melissa Busekros, a 15-year-old girl from a homeschooling family in Bavaria. Authorities placed the girl in a psychiatric facility, and then in foster care. When she turned 16—and ...World Magazine · ByJamie Dean · 4/18/2013
Children, like Melissa Busekros, taken away in SWAT-style raids, others brought to financial ruin by huge fines, or parents simply thrown into jail. Many homeschoolers have already fled Germany. Last year an American judge granted political asylum to the ...CBN.com · 9/16/2011
The courts ruled it was appropriate for a judge to order police officers to take Melissa Busekros, 15 at the time, into custody in January 2007. Officials later declined to re-arrest her after she turned 16. She was subject to different requirements and ...WorldNetDaily · 3/14/2011
ERLANGEN, Germany, April 23, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – German homeschooler Melissa Busekros finally returned home early this morning on her 16th birthday after having been forcibly separated from her family by the government 3 months ago. Back in ...Lifesite · 4/23/2007
The parents of Melissa Busekros, the German teen who was taken by police from her home and placed in a psychiatric ward because she was homeschooled, now are being billed by the government for the cost of her forced stay, according to attorneys who …WorldNetDaily · 3/28/2008
Some children who sided with their parents, such as 16-year old Melissa Busekros in 2007, were placed in a psychiatric ward because, as the psychiatric evaluation report stated, she “considers herself healthy and her behavior fully normal” and ...gatestoneinstitute.org · 8/16/2009
CBN News was first to bring the story of Melissa Busekros to American television last year. The home-schooled teenager was snatched from her family by police in a SWAT style raid and put in a psychiatric ward. After an international uproar, Melissa was ...CBN.com · 8/10/2008
Last year, in an extreme example, 15-year-old Melissa Busekros was removed from her family. Her mother, Gudrun, said more than 15 policemen took her to a psychiatric unit for psychological tests. After refusing to be tested, Melissa was placed ...The Guardian · 2/23/2008
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