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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole redshirting thing is nuts.  It used to be that the cut off date was December 31st so every kid born in the same calendar year was in the same grade.  Yes, there were obviously kids who were nearly a year older than others but if was far less common to have kids who were 15-18 months older in the same class.  That age gap creates a lot of issues for both teachers and kids, especially in elementary school.
There are rumors that the county is looking into ending the practice but who knows if that's really true.[/quote]

It’s a state policy and it’s been in place for decades. Every state has a different cut off. California had December 31 and kids would be held back if their birthday was in December. So it doesn’t really solve the problem. I’ve know military kids who started K in California and came to Virginia with kids who got held back in August so the age gap is there no matter what you do. As a kindergarten teacher I like the idea of moving it to August 31 so that everyone is 5 or almost 5 because I I always have kids not turning 5 until cut off and now we start school so early. [/quote]

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