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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There has to be some underlying reason for them to red-shirt the child that we don't know about.  If not, it is ridiculous to do that for a child who is at grade level. Then again, it is a private school and they can do as they please as far as admissions is concerned.[/quote]
I agree there can be lots of reasons to hold a child back that we may not appreciate.  I know a few children whose parents have held them back a year, and in almost every case the child is physically far smaller than his/her classmates, and also was not developmentally ready to start school on time.  In each of the cases where I know the family and the child well, I completely understand and agree that the parents' decision to hold back was a wise one.  For many of the parents, it's a really hard decision too because they don't want to hold the child back, but ultimately realize holding back is the best course.

As far as whatever school was at issue here, it sounds like the school did not think the child was a good fit, even after the child was held back.  That's got to be hard for parents to hear.  Indeed, it might make them wonder whether they were right to hold their child back in the first place, which would be a very stressful worry since the decision has been made and will be hard to undo.

I empathize.[/quote]

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