was not getting a “proper education.” Police subsequently arrived and allowed Marchese to enter the home before conducting a warrantless search. Michelle Marchese aggressively demanded to enter the property after asserting Christopher Zimmer Jr. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, a WND report highlights how parents were interrogated by a CPS caseworker who questioned Christopher Zimmer and his wife Nicole, “on everything from their son’s homeschool education to questions about vaccines and guns in the house.” This shocking story once again illustrates how families attempting to simply get on with their lives in a traditional manner are being treated as extremists by other Americans, snitched on, and targeted by authorities.

Despite doing an interview with NBC's TODAY Show Joe and Nicole Naugler did not want to go on camera Monday. Their crime: Living a simple, back to basics life.” BRECKINRIDGE, KY (WAVE) A couple living off the grid whose 10 children were taken by Child Protective Services did not regain custody Monday, but their battle isn't over. Join us each week and escape the city here on our video blog YouTube channel. The 10 children were seized Wednesday from the parents, Joe and Nicole Naugler, following an anonymous tip that apparently related to their style of off-grid living. They are all extremely intelligent.”Ī website for the family spells out their plight with the heart-wrenching words “This Kentucky family of 12 people, 6 dogs, 2 farm cats and a few random farm animals was just torn apart. Welcome To Our Off Grid Living Adventure Nicolle & Jake embark on a crazy adventure that can make us or break us. They’re not trying to be overly critical of the authorities, family friend Pace Ellsworth told Off The Grid News. They are completely open about their life. They want to have a personal education and not a factory education. “This is the natural way to live,” said Ellsworth.

“They are an extremely happy family,” said family friend Pace Ellsworth, who asserts that the Nauglers were targeted because of their “back to basics life” and their decision to homeschool their children.įriends reported no concerns about how the children were being treated by the parents, who follow an educational model called “unschooling” where the children decide their own curriculum based on the subjects that interest them and what their strengths are. The sheriff then demanded Joe Naugler turn over the other eight children by 10am the next day or face felony charges, an order with which he complied. Nicole attempted to drive away but was subsequently stopped and arrested for resisting (attempting to prevent officers from taking her two boys away). Eight of the kids were out with their father but Nicole and two of her oldest children were at home. The nightmare story began when sheriff's officers set up a blockade around Joe and Nicole Naugler's rural property before entering the premises. Police seized ten children from an 'off grid' homeschool family in Kentucky on Wednesday after receiving an anonymous tip about the family's traditional lifestyle.

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