Educating Germany

Here is another 'hot off the press' call to action for us all - right now if you please.

Corinna Fischer is a German mother with a teenage autistic son.

Despite a conclusive former report a couple of years ago, stating that the child lives with Aspergers Syndrome, the State required her son to be tested again to see whether there is a case of 'child endangerment' at issue.

Unbelievably the 'experts' without full and thorough examination (as the child understandably did not want to comply being that these people were complete strangers!) concluded that there was no grounds for such a diagnosis and the child was being harmed (by his mother) and ought to be re-integrated into the school system. This is their report (PDF).

Manuel has been schooled at home for 4-5 years. Corinna has taken pains to inform herself of her son's condition and the therapy he needs to raise him in a way that he needs.

In just a few hours they have to appear before Judge Horndasch, who in cases like this is extremely likely to strip Corinna and her husband of parental rights, award them to the State and order Manuel to attend a school and if he doesn't comply to isolate him to a psychiatric facility etc.

Yes, it does sound extreme, but I have yet to read of a German court judge who has really looked at the evidences and overturned one of their own's 'expert' opinion.

Please email and fax, right now, imploring the Judge to uphold the evaluation of Frau Dr Mann (PDF report), to allow Manuel to continue to be homeschooled.

Herrn Richter Horndasch
Case Reference :Familiensache 4 F 1141/08

Email: poststelle@ag-an.bayern.de
and
Fax: +49 (0)98158405



EDIT
This looks to be the judges' website.