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!!!
NYS regs allow for the use of school equipment requested by homeschoolers. If homeschoolers can access the lab equipment, overhead machines, etc. why not other services?