Sweden proposes ban on homeschooling for religious or philosophical reasons

Rohus (or Sweden's homeschool organization) has announced the June, 2009 proposal to ban homeschooling in Sweden!

At the same time, on June 30, 2009, the UK announced drastic changes to its homeschooling laws -- laws which have been reasonably favorable in the past, at least compared to Germany and the Netherlands.

This might seem to be coincidental, but probably it is not so. The US is under pressure to ratify the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, and Obama is putting the pressure on to do so.

Sweden has indicated that bringing its policies under international protocol is what these changes are all about.

Posted at Thursday, July 16, 2009 08:43 PM
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