Konrad v. Germany

35504/03 Eur. Ct. H.R. (2006)

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Konrad v. Germany

European Court of Human Rights
35504/03 Eur. Ct. H.R. (2006)

Facts

The Konrad family (plaintiffs) lived in Germany and belonged to a Christian sect that prohibited its children from attending private and public schools. Private and public schooling was objectionable because of sex education, increasing violence among students, and the use of fairy tales, so the sect developed a homeschool program called the Philadelphia School. The Philadelphia School was not a school but a curriculum for parents to use at home. In the state where the Konrads lived, the law required children to attend either public or private school, and the state education office had the authority to grant exceptions. The Konrads asked the education office to exempt the Konrad children from attending public or private schools and to allow the Konrads to teach their children at home using the Philadelphia School program. The education office denied the Konrads’ request. The Konrads complained to the European Court of Human Rights, arguing that the European Human Rights Convention (EHRC) gave parents the right to educate children in conformity with their religion, that public education conflicted with the Konrads’ beliefs, and that there were no private schools that aligned with those beliefs.

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Holding and Reasoning (Per curiam)

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