Learn more about the Wunderlich family and their fight for homeschool freedom in Germany!

Dirk and Petra Wunderlich fight for the right to homeschool their children—a right that that is not recognized in Germany.

October 6, 2009: Four German children were seized by French officials after escaping persecution in Germany for homeschooling

October 13, 2009: The Wunderlich family is returned custody of their four children

Michael Farris Calls on Homeschoolers to Support Persecuted German Family

January 7, 2014: A judge’s decision has crushed the hopes of a German family who wanted to leave the country in order to resume homeschooling. 

As of May 26, 2015, the German high court believes that children belong to the state. But the United States Supreme Court affirms that children are free individuals under the care and tutelage of their parents. Which is it?

January 22, 2019: The court ruled that German authorities did not violate the Wunderlichs’ rights when they seized their four children by force for testing and evaluation.

October 2, 2012: Parents Lose Custody of Children for Sake of “Integration”

August 30, 2013: Wunderlich children taken to unknown locations after officials separate them from parents