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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So is this redshirting phenomenon mostly a boy thing or are people seeing girls being held back?  I am not sure how I feel about it for my own dd.    She has an Aug 31st bday in a state with a Sept. 1 cutoff.  She would be the youngest for sure if she started on time.  My plan was to always start her on time but now I’m worried she would be so young.[/quote]

Same exact situation here starting soon. I intend to ask her Kindergarten teachers how many of the 20-some students have a birthday within four months of her (i.e. May-August 2015 DOBs). I will also ask how many students are in her class are already age 6 when we start.  
Then just monitor it. 
If the school cannot handle it in a healthy manner or the social issues it creates having a large concentration of boys AND girls 13-18 months older than others (Feb 2014-Aug 2015 DOBs), we will make a change in school either with less redshirting or repeating a grade (only if needed) at another private.  Would basically like to know what they do for non-redshirted summer kids, especially since they never brought it up.  [/quote]

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