German homeschooler moved from psych hospital to "foster" home

From WorldNetDaily...

An international human rights organization says the 15-year-old homeschool student taken from her home by a SWAT team and deposited in a psychiatric ward on a judge's order has been allowed to contact her family.

"Melissa called her parents today to tell them she was moved to another mental ward. She was then moved to a 'clearing house' and finally to a foster family; but she was unable to tell them where she is now," said a statement from the the International Human Rights Group, which has tried to involve the international community in the attack on homeschooling in Germany....

Joel Thornton, the president of the IHRG, told WND in a telephone interview from Germany that he is scheduled to meet with the schoolgirl's family and lawyer this week, in attempts by his organization to reach a resolution in the dispute.

He reported a five-hour court hearing was held on Friday, but that resulted in no immediate decision when social workers refused to accept a compromise that the judge and Melissa's parents had worked out.

"This is a precedent that's going to affect not just Germany," Thornton said. "This is an extreme case, even for Germany, but it won't be extreme any more if they get away with it."

This should be a warning about what could in the US if we homeschoolers are not diligent in protecting our rights.

Previous coverage:
Germany returns to totalitarianism
German teen imprisoned in Psych hospital for wanting to be homeschooled

Posted by Danny Carlton at February 20, 2007 4:44 AM