Home Educating German family fail in asylum bid

From Radio NZ

German homeschooling family fail in asylum bid

A German family who came to New Zealand to avoid prosecution for homeschooling their children have failed in their bid for refugee status.

Gerno and Andrea Sch?neich claimed that the teaching of their four children about Darwinism, neo-Marxist critical theory and sex education in school was in conflict with their Christian beliefs.

The children have been homeschooled since arriving in New Zealand in 2008 and since applying for asylum Mr Sch?neich has gained a work visa to teach at a Christian school.

The Immigration and Protection Tribunal said there is no international right to homeschooling and the family was not being persecuted.

It said education includes the elimination of ignorance and the improvement of access to scientific and technical knowledge.

The tribunal said there is no international right to homeschooling and the prosecution the family faced for keeping their children away from school did not amount to persecution.

Read more here?

Human rights

This is still up on the Human Rights website? but I am not sure that this is law in New Zealand at the? moment.*

Human Rights in New Zealand Today: Chapter 15: The right to education

(3) Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children.

• Home schooling is possible for those who prefer it, on the condition that the standard of education is similar to that available in a registered school.

*It seems that NZ never adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, but instead passed its own law, the Human Rights Act 1993, which does not create a ?human right? to homeschool. )

From the Immigration and Protection Tribunal:

The Immigration and Protection Tribunal said there is no international right to homeschooling and the family was not being persecuted.

It said education includes the elimination of ignorance and the improvement of access to scientific and technical knowledge.

Yes, but ?Education? does not have to happen in New Zealand Schools but ?attending school? does:

http://legislation.knowledge-basket.co.nz/gpacts/public/text/1989/se/080se20.html

                                PART III                    ENROLMENT AND ATTENDANCE OF STUDENTS     20. New Zealand citizens and residents between 6 and 15 to go to school--- (1) Except as provided in this Act, every person who is not a foreign student is required to be enrolled at a registered school at all  times during the period beginning on the person's 6th birthday and  ending on the person's 15th birthday.     (2) Before a child's 7th birthday, the child is not required to be  enrolled at any school more than 3 kilometres walking distance from the  child's residence.

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Home Education law in New Zealand

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From the Smiths:

Needing help for your home schooling journey:

http://hef.org.nz/2011/needing-help-for-your-home-schooling-journey-2/

And

Here are a couple of links to get you started home schooling:

http://hef.org.nz/getting-started-2/

and

http://hef.org.nz/exemptions/

This link is motivational:
http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-schooling-what-is-it-all-about/

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Social Security (Benefit Categories and Work Focus) Amendment Bill

http://hef.org.nz/2012/make-a-submission-reject-compulsory-early-education-for-3-year-olds/

Source: http://hef.org.nz/2012/home-educating-german-family-fail-in-asylum-bid/

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