While I personally think you should keep home and school as far apart as possible, some homeschoolers see the government school as the only source for certain activities like band or sports. Since they live in the district and are paying the taxes, they think it’s reasonable that they participate.
I wouldn’t care as much about homeschoolers being forbidden from participating in sports, but special needs therapies are another matter. The government requires that special needs children be offered services. It has chosen to offer them through the schools as that is most convenient for most children. However, the notion that these are services the schools offer their students, is incorrect. The schools are merely the delivery service for federally mandated services.
As far as other activities, if I send my child to a private shcool which doesn't have a band, how did I get the right to send them to public school band practice. Isn't the extracurricular activity for children who attend that school?
Excellent point.
What gets me is that disabled people can get services before and after school age, so why not keep the delivery system the same throughout their life.
In our area, regional services contract out the services for disabled people before and after school age. I would personally like to see them be responsible for coordinating services to the disabled children when they are school aged.