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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Norway is well known to place the state above parents, contrary to the glowing report given by a PP.

As a homeschooling mother with an Indian husband, I have been following this case closely:

http://friendsofdomenic.blogspot.com/

Their son was taken from them when they were on a plane, emigrating from Norway to India.  Their offense? Briefly homeschooling their son to ease his transition to a new home.

One reason why we should never take our liberty for granted.  While I may have a hard time with my in-laws' practices of sleeping with my kids and hand-feeding them, I am grateful we (currently) live in a country where the state cannot call such practices abusive.[/quote]

Are you saying NORWAY is a country that consistently overreaches their bounds? NORWAY??? A place where we all could only hope and dream of living with the highest quality of life in the world!![/quote]

Brain blip on my part--pregnant and a stomach virus going through my kids--clearly, the linked story is from Sweden, not Norway.  My apologies.

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Most European countries have mandatory schooling--you are violating the law by homeschooling.  So yes, it is an offense.  You may not like it, but that is the law.  Sweden at least allows it in some cases, with mandated visits by authorities.  Most Northern European countries don't--frankly, I don't think it should be legal.

But that's beside the point.

Don't go to another country as either an ex-pat or an immigrant without knowing their laws--and don't violate the, knowingly or otherwise.  You may not agree with the outcome or the law, but the Norwegians didn't act out of xenophobia (a ludicrous assumption from people not familar with modern Scandinavia).

Try reading the Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, or German press--quite a different story than the Indian one is telling.[/quote]

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