Utterly Meaningless

Pretty good except… “A home-schooled student isn’t enrolled, doesn’t attend and therefore brings no state money to the school. Any class or activity offered to home-schooled students would be paid for by stretching the funding brought in by full-time students”

So, those homeschoolers pay no state school taxes? What about that! I guess none of their NC state income taxes go toward the schools. It must be “cafeteria” style then, no? The writer also conveniently forgets the homeschool student doesn’t require any g-school EXPENSES. He’s not using the school electricity, toilet, furniture, bus, cafeteria, tutors, guidance counselors or books.

I say, if only YOU can play on your ballfield – YOU pay for it.

In reading all of these articles on school sports I always wonder why all of the homeshoolers in a given city can’t get together their own team(s) and be allowed to compete with these school teams. I think it would be fun and a great social lesson (showing the rest of the world that we are better sportsman and are better tempered (just my theory) in sports scenarios.)

On the other hand, how dare they say we aren’t funded. Did I miss something or am I not still forced to pay my property taxes to the schools?

Don’t get me wrong Daryl, I totally agree with your “camel’s nose in the tent” analogy, but making us pay for something and then turning around and telling us to pay a user fee or telling us no because the school isn’t funded for our kids just irks me.

In reading all of these articles on school sports I always wonder why all of the homeshoolers in a given city can’t get together their own team(s) and be allowed to compete with these school teams. I think it would be fun and a great social lesson (showing the rest of the world that we are better sportsman and are better tempered (just my theory) in sports scenarios.)

On the other hand, how dare they say we aren’t funded. Did I miss something or am I not still forced to pay my property taxes to the schools?

Don’t get me wrong Daryl, I totally agree with your “camel’s nose in the tent” analogy, but making us pay for something and then turning around and telling us to pay a user fee or telling us no because the school isn’t funded for our kids just irks me.

Scott, most areas have regulations that public schools can only play other accredited schools or the games don’t count, etc. Many areas do have homeschool teams that play against private schools, etc. However, it’s a lot of work to organize a team like that, arrange games, practice facilities…

It seems like some parents ae concernned that junior won’t be able to get a athletic scholarship without the exposure of playing in the public schools. I figure in 9/10 cases junior probably really isn’t that good anyway, and that 10th kid can probably walk on as a frosh and have a cholarship in hand for the final 3 years.

It’s all a matter of priorities.

Scott, I agree with you for the most part. I could care less about homeschoolers being able to play on a g-school team. But don’t let the boy scouts/girl scouts, community church or whomever else use the gym/ballfield and then discriminate against homeschoolers from utilizing the “public” facilities because the kids don’t attend there.

In Tennessee, the TSSAA ruled earlier in the year that the private school vs. g-school games would stop altogether. They used to count. The g-school coaches whined that the “good” athletes were recruited by the private schools and they just couldn’t compete. As an aside, homeschoolers were singled out as ineligible players on any TSSAA team. Of course, it’s because they can’t really determine if attendance and academic qualifications are met….

But don’t let the boy scouts/girl scouts, community church or whomever else use the gym/ballfield and then discriminate against homeschoolers from utilizing the “public” facilities because the kids don’t attend there.

Apples and oranges. I haven’t seen any stories about public “facilities” discriminating against homeschoolers while still allowing the Boy Scouts, etc. to use the same in over a year. Now, I don’t think we should be trying to access the g-school baseball field during regular school hours. That’s just asking for trouble. Better to steer clear of the schools completely; there are plenty of parks available.

I guess that is an orange, but the same excuse is used by the educrats for not allowing use of the facilities – and I’m talking Saturday/Sunday, off evenings, whatever. I think a public funded facility should be available to the public when not in use – just like a picnic shelter at the state park. And, you don’t even have to be a state taxpayer to get to use those…