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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I actually don't think this is a bad idea.  [/quote]

+1. I mean, there are a lot of hoops for advancing your kid a year, why wouldn't there be the same for holding them back?

I do think there are kids who should be redshirted even when their birthday is not near the cutoff. My DD has a friend in her class who has  March birthday and was redshirted. But she has special needs and it was done specifically to give her a chance to mature a bit more, and I think it was a really good call. DD is young for the grade and they are actually buddies because they are both on the immature side, even though the friend is actually over a year older than DD. It's fine, kids mature at different rates and this was the right call for this kid.

But she had documented special needs and I know it was a measured decision with a conversation between the family and the school to figure out what was the best fit. To me that is best practice. I don't understand talking about redshirting without even consulting the school unless the child is within a couple months of the cutoff.[/quote]

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