Yankel is in a for profit enterprise
So are most Yeshivos. Even if not, they still have a chiyuv to pay bills over accepting every Yankel, Berel, Goldie & Rivkie.
While the home schooling option sounds inviting, it is simply not feasible for most parents, especially those who struggle for basics, and are two parent working families.
Who could cut back and only have one worker if they didn’t have to pay tuition!
Again, the yeshiva claims to be doing Avodas Hakodesh and to serve the Klal.
So does a doctor, EMT and Askan. They all need to be paid.
At the end of the day, I think that we both would agree that, given a case of hunger, there is an obligation on the community (religious, local government, state, Federal) to provide a means to survive.
And if we were dealing with a community school, I would agree. I don’t believe Baltimore has the equivalent of Hebrew Academy, and if it doesn’t, who does that chiyuv fall on? The employees of the school?