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Originally Posted by iggy_oi
Ok, so why does a private school need public funding?
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Because it takes a lot of money to run a special needs school, and unfortunately DSEPs fall under this same broad category (and there's no reason to expect this completely unreasonable government to make any kind of reasonable distinction here).
Some degree of public funding legitimizes the oversight and regulation that independent schools must follow. Can you take away all of the funding and maintain the same degree of regulatory control? Maybe in theory, but I'm skeptical in practice. (not that this in itself is a particularly strong argument, but I think there is a can of worms here)