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Fine, then if I don’t send my kid to the public school, can I have my money back?

It is a big deal that the government is trying to control every aspect of our lives and make our medical decisions for us. It’s not the government’s responsibility or right to impose their requirements on us. They’re not medical professionals and I don’t want a bunch of politicians who can’t even efficiently run the DMV or post office to make my personal health care decisions.

No and you know it. This society long ago made a decision that paying for public schooling was beneficial to our society. The idea being that an educated society is more likely to remain a free society. Whether you agree with it or not, it is the law. That is the price we pay for living in a representative democracy (republic). If you don't like what your government is doing, then work to change it.

If you believe that you have a beef, try being someone who pays property taxes to support a school system when you have no children. I accept it because I have no choice. Unfortunately, or fortunately, that is the price one pays for living in a Republic.

You can change things locally and nationally if you are willing to work harder than those with whose views you disagree. You can stand for office, you can run for school board, you can organize a grass roots campaign to change things, or...you can accept that we live in an imperfect world, under an imperfect system of government.

Do not portray yourself as a helpless victim. If you do not like the way the government is working, do something about it. Change it or acquiesce. The choice is yours.

We all seem to be great at complaining about the way our government is operating, but very few of us are willing to actually stand up and do something about it.

As for the right of the government to impose health requirements on you, I completely disagree. It is not only your children they are concerned about, it is all of the children with whose well being they are charged with protecting. Schools become in loco parentis while your child is in their care.

One simple solution is to press for school vouchers. If parents are concerned enough about the way in which their children's schools are being run and wish to opt out, then they need to out muscle the NEA and the other teacher's unions. It can be done, but it takes a level of sacrifice most people are unwilling to undertake. Till then, if you wish to send your children to private school you pay twice, or you can home school.