There are well defined laws and rules determining what public schools children attend and who can participate in the school activities. It looks like home schoolers want to have it both ways. They want to remove their kid from the school but have the freedom to use the school resources and activities intended for student of the school.
I’m families with the competitive nature of high school sports, particularly at the higher level. The school board probably has a say because the private school plays public schools. If the private school doesn’t obey their rules, they can’t play.
Public school students rarely have a choice of what school they can attend. And if a student moves, particularly an athlete then school board look very closely at the situation. On of their inspectors came to my parents house after we moved because by younger was a starter for a larger 5A school.
So it’s a serious issue cause schools will do anything to get star athletes and there is cheating involved everywhere.
BTW: we did move so my brother could go to that other school. Lied our a** off to the inspector. He later got a football scholarship, me academic. :)
Unless you know of a state where there are no school taxes, everyone pays to go to school. Some people even pay twice, for public AND private/homeschool. Kids who don't attend the school should not be barred from participating in extracurricular activities. I mean, how else will they be "socialized" to society's expectations?
it looks more like government school is having it both ways... receiving money from people who have no children attending government school...