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BY LifeSiteNews.com By John-Henry Westen   NUREMBERG, February 13, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The horrific situation which exploded in Germany last week with the forced removal by police of 15-year-old Melissa Busekros from her home to a psychiatric institution, has escalated.  New reports from Germany indicate that the child has been transferred from the clinic to another location and the German Youth Welfare Office authorities are refusing to inform the parents of Melissa’s location.  Another very disturbing revelation, which comes from an interview given by Melissa’s father Hubert Busekros with the German Catholic news service kreuz.net, is that local media are refusing to cover the matter.  "The local papers have determined that there will be no report," he said. "It is about a personal affair that is not of public interest."  Last week as the situation unfolded LifeSiteNews.com reported that the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) organization in North America issued an urgent call to members to contact the German embassies in Canada and the United States to protest the actions with the German Government."Homeschooling was first banned under Adolf Hitler, and that ban is still enforced today," said HSLDA explaining the reason for the actions of the state.  Melissa is now in the custody of the Youth Welfare Office.  They permitted Melissa only brief visits from her mother and her five younger siblings last week.  The family expected her to be released Friday.  Melissa was the only child in the family being homeschooled.  It was undertaken in an effort to improve her grades in courses she was struggling with.  Homeschooling supporters in Germany are hoping the international community will assist in bringing pressure on authorities to end the family’s nightmare.  The Alternative Map Network in Germany which promotes alternative education has provided a list of contact within Germany where concerns can be raised.  To express concerns contact:  Youth welfare Office  Director: Edeltraud Höllerer   Rathaus  Rathausplatz 1  91052 Erlangen  Tel. +49 (0) 9131 86-2844  Fax +49 (0) 9131 86-2438  Mail: edeltraud.hoellerer@stadt.erlangen.de  Or stadtjugendamt@stadt.erlangen.de   responsible official  Monika Muzenhardt  Mail: monika.muzenhardt@stadt.erlangen.de   Mayor of the town of Erlangen  Dr. Siegfried Balleis  Rathausplatz 1  91052 Erlangen   Fon: +49 [0] 9131 86-0  Fax: +49 [0] 9131 86-26 92  Mail: ob@stadt.erlangen.de   Local Court Erlangen  Family court  Richterin Frank-Daupin  Mozartstraße 23  91052 Erlangen  Tel. +49 9131-782 01  Fax +49 9131/782-361  (no Emailadress available)  Minister of justice in Bavaria  Beate Merk  Prielmayerstr. 7  80335 München  Tel. +49 89 5597 1799  Fax +49 89 5597 3580  Email: beate.merk@stmj.bayern.de   Clinic Nürnberg-Nord/Psychatrie  Prof.-Ernst-Nathan-Str. 1  90419 Nürnberg  chief physician: Prof. Jörg Wiesse  Email: joerg.wiesse@klinikum-nuernberg.de   Assistant medical director : Dr. Schanda  (responsible for the survey of Melissa)  Tel: 0911-398-3877  Fax: 0911-398-3261  Email: KJP_B@klinikum-nuernberg.de  axel.froelich@klinikum-nuernberg.de   See related LifeSiteNews.com coverage:  Action Call as German Homeschooled 15-year-old Sentenced to Child Psychiatry Unit  http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2007/feb/07020502.html   (news tip: Principled Discovery http://gottsegnet.blogspot.com/index.html ) http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/german-homeschool-teen-moved-parents-not-informed-local-media-refuse-covera/

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