A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family who fled Germany because the country does not allow homeschooling. If they return to Germany they will face persecution from education officials there who seek fines and jail from those who homeschool.
While judges admitted the U.S. Constitution recognizes the rights of parents to direct the education and upbringing of their children, they refused to concede that the harsh treatment of religiously and philosophically motivated homeschoolers in Germany, including fines, jail, and the loss of custody of their children, amounts to persecution within the laws on asylum.
A representative of the family says they plan to appeal.
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