 Homeschooling is currently illegal in Germany and families who choose to pursue this method of education face court, fines, potential imprisonment and possible loss of custody of their children. Many flee to neighboring countries, but some have also chosen to stay in a fight to allow educational choice for Germany. The Neubronners is one such family. To assist them in their fight, a postcard action is being organized in the hopes of helping their case gain more publicity and foster positive discussion of homeschooling in Germany, as well as hopefully encourage officials in the case to reconsider their stance.
If you are interested, they are requesting post cards or Christmas cards to be sent to the German Education Senator, Frau Jürgens-Pieper. The tone should be friendly and personal. One suggestion:
Dear Mrs. Jürgens-Pieper,
Merry Christmas in the hopes that there will be educational freedom in Bremen by next Christmas!
(Sincerely, your family’s name)
English is generally ok, especially for something so brief, but here is the German for those interested:
Liebe Frau Jürgens-Pieper,
Frohe Weihnachten, In der Hoffnung, dass es bis nächste Weihnachten in Bremen Bildungsfreiheit gibt.
Mit schönen Grüssen von ………… …
The address is:
Senatorin für Bildung und Wissenschaft
Rembertiring 8-12
28195 Bremen
Germany
If you would like to help spread this information, feel free to download the image above and use it on your site! thank you!
Crossposted from Principled Discovery |
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