How common is red shirting in public schools in the suburbs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are at a school of mixed middle class and poor kids. All the poor kids go on time. The middle class summer boys are majority red-shirted. Spring boys go on time but very occasionally there is a spring redshirt. Uncommon for girls to be held back.

And that makes the achievement gap even greater, imo.

School districts really need to put a stop to this practice.

It’s my experience that the schools encourage it. Particularly if the preschool teacher is saying the child needs another year. It’s not like parents are doing this in isolation.