0000,0000,ffff"That's $112,000 that the public school district has received for educating our children -- when they haven't even been in school, so it's cost the district nada, absolutely nothing !!" Larry, I found myself nodding in agreement as I read down your message to the list. However, when I got to this sentence, I found myself somewhat. . . concerned. In my district, several elderly, wealthy constituents refuse to support public education because they pay property taxes without having children in the school system. If we paid for only the services we directly receive, none of us would get much of anything. State support of education provides the society of the state with an educated constitutency. While it's your right to educate your children as you see fit (with some governmental oversight) you're not getting "absolutely nothing." You're helping support students who may serve you as nurses, grocery store clerks, pharmacists, librarians, water utility workers, and yes, teachers! From reading the myriad responses I see that some districts do allow the type of services you would like to get. I'd think finding out how those districts do it and going back to your own district would be helpful. Thanks for providing us another viewpoint! Maggie Tucker arttucker@earthlink.net ---