Doesn’t seem reasonable to me. If you have a child with some handicap, the public school may not be a good placement. Private schools may not be either, or may be out of reach financially. Handicapped children are expensive to raise - there are therapies and medical expenses that insurance does not pay for.
The only private school suited to my son cost fifty thousand a year, so he went to public school. My son was bullied in school, and fortunately the school was responsive and protective. If it hadn’t been, I would have pulled him out and taught him at home. He still would have needed services.
If the state pays for the services in private schools because of the student’s needs, it should pay for services for homeschooled students if that is the best placement for the child.
It really does not seem reasonable to me either, regarding my general world view.
I merely meant to say that it seems reasonable as it fits within the existing school funding paradigm.
It is like this:
Poor kids get free food now in many (if not most) public schools. If the parents were to home school their child, the school will not come out to the house to feed them or give them “free food” vouchers. If they want the free food, it is tied to being an enrolled student at a participating public school.
Same thing applies here. You want the free stuff, you gotta be a student. Otherwise, think of the tax dollars as going to any other government service that you really cannot use (like people in eastern Washington paying enormous taxes to support the state Ferry system).
Why do you think people have hated paying taxes since before either of us were born.
Ain’t socialism wonderful!!!