Reply #38: *sigh* It's the old straw man argument time and time again.

[Pacifist Patriot]

Opting out of public school deprives the school of seat money. It does not deprive the school of the tax base to which the parents of the homeschooled child in the district contributes. But more importantly, why does no one look at the converse of this? The school is not getting the seat money because of the child's absence, but neither are they incurring the expense associated with the child's presence.

My school system would be crippled if homeschooled children enrolled come August. States and individual school systems are funded under varying formulas. The way my county works, the added expense the new children would cost the school system would not be made up by the additional seat money. In fact, a horrible shortfall would occur.

Also the way seat money is calculated around here, a child who is enrolled but happens to be absent on a census day deprives the school of seat money. Should that child be banned from extracurricular activities?