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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much indignation! So much self righteousness! But does anyone have any actual evidence that redshirting leads to what you think it leads to? Or are we just doing a whole lot of supposing? Parents have been "redshirting" long before anyone ever decided to call it that, so there should be plenty of studies out there. Or do we just have all your stupid anecdotal bullshit to go on?[/quote]

To be clear, our stupid anecdotal bullshit is "parents should follow the rules." The end.

SO outrageous.

Lafayette mom is pissed because she found a principal with a spine. So much of the weird mixed messaging from Team Lafayette mom is that she's all about principal's discretion... but that's actually where the no started. She really wants "I can do whatever I want," but because no one would be sympathetic to that, she's gone for a weird amalgamation of all the reasons one might have a good reason to redshirt... none of which apply to her kid. Who is literally just young.[/quote]

WaPo Lafayette Mom: It should be left up to the Principal's discretion, not DCPS!!
Principal: Your child must register for their appropriate grade according to DOB, unless you have a DCPS readiness evaluation saying otherwise.
WaPo Lafayette Mom: HOW DARE YOU. I'm taking this up with DCPS!![/quote]

This isn’t about principal discretion.  It’s about these parents teaching their kids that no is not an answer.  It is a really terrible lesson that will have consequences somewhere down the line.

Also I should get to tell the principal which teacher I want my kid to have each year.  It’s principal discretion to place kids in classes, right? So I should get to pick because I know what’s best for my kid.  Can you see how slippery this slope gets?[/quote]
The parents were wrong to just assume that their next child could enter kindergarten late just because their previous child had, but now that they’ve discovered how erroneous that assumption was, you expect them just to accept their child missing an entire foundational year of school? They can’t go back in time and register their kids for kindergarten last fall. They’re fighting for what they believe their children need. They’re doing the only thing they can now. It might not be successful, but they believe it’s worth taking a shot at fighting the decision.[/quote]

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