Age Policy

[Anonymous]

My daughter's birthday is in the end of June and I was thinking of holding her back a year. She will turn 6 in June and then start kindergaden. Does anyone know the policy on this? Do schools allow it? Thank you in advance

[Anonymous]

This is permitted and is called an immaturity exception I think. You do need to file it the year your child is K-eligible.

Why do you want to delay her starting K?

[Anonymous]

I just feel that she is not as socially mature as other kids her age. Being the yongest in the class will not be best for her. I would prefer for her to be the oldest. Thank you for your response.

[Anonymous]

We decided to this as well for our child who has special needs and is very delayed. He will be five
in a few weeks. We already filed the paperwork with our local elementary school. You can find the Kindergarten
Waiver form online on the MCPS website.