More homeschooling hatred

Reader emtel asked if I had any sense of what drives intense hostility toward homeschooling, and I think that's a good question. I'm going to try to post on this soon, although really, I'm not sure I understand it. In the meantime, I found another example of this hostility here in my own state. From the Muskegon Chronicle (scroll down for original article):

Terrorists will strike a busload of students in the Whitehall area on Tuesday, killing more than a half-dozen and sending dozens more to hospitals.

. . .

The disaster won't be real, but it will look real, and the participants -- including students, emergency room personnel and firefighters -- will act as if it's real.

The exercise, one that is becoming familiar in the post 9/11 era, is part of attempts by emergency responders and Muskegon County school districts to prepare for the worst.

The exercise, which will involve the aftermath of a supposed explosion on a school bus... is being funded by homeland security grants awarded to several area school districts and Muskegon County.

. . .

About 60 middle and high school students... will be part of the exercise.... Local law enforcement agencies, fire departments, human service agencies, transportation services and medical services will participate.

Students from Muskegon Community College and Reeths-Puffer will assist in applying makeup to add to the reality of the gruesome scene. Between 200 and 300 people will observe the exercise, including school bus drivers, school administrators, emergency personnel and evaluators from agencies across the state who will provide feedback.

The exercise will simulate an attack by a fictitious radical group called Wackos Against Schools and Education who believe everyone should be homeschooled.

Unbelievable.