Germany: Homeschooler’s parents allowed 1 visit a week
BevK February 22nd, 2007
State keeps girl in custody – but allows supervised meetings with parents
An international human rights group has announced that Melissa Busekros, the 15-year-old German homeschool student taken by a SWAT team from her home and ordered into a psychiatric ward by a judge, for the first time in nearly a month will be able to meet with her parents.
The German court handling her case yesterday gave Melissa’s parents official visitation rights, “but she is still in foster care at an undisclosed location,” according to the report from the International Human Rights Group.
However, “her parents are allowed once-a-week visits with her, which must take place at a government building,” according to the update from Joel Thornton, the president of the IHRG.
