This is an interesting question. As a school you would think whatever helps the kids get the best education should be front and center, but as a school board - should parents be able to pick and choose what part of the public school system they want to take advantage of?

I have always felt home-schooled kids should be given every opportunity to participate with their peers, its bigger than budgets and us vs them.
 

Home schooling is a parebtal choise and they shouls be well informed of the rules and consequences--- that being said---dealing with athletics where prospective players get cut---OK--- who's to say that this particular kid would have made the team abyway---I focus-- on the opportunity to participate in drama---don't they have try out for plays??? and kids get cut-----I say let the kid try out-- don't block him before the first practice-----and let him deal with the resentment from the rest of the team--for taking someone else's place-- IF he makes the cut--anyway- home school kids do very well---he will probably be accepted in a higher qualit college than the rest of the team--chbpod