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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A vote on various "Let Students Attend Kindergarten" bills is on the agenda for Wednesday's meeting.

The goals of the bills are:
[quote](1) to ensure minors attending prek-4 classes in public, private, or parochial pre-kindergarten educational program are not considered truant or victims of educational neglect;

(2) to ensure that if a minor living in another state turns five after that state’s kindergarten entrance-age date cutoff, but before September 30, and then the family moves into the District during the DC school year, that the child will not be considered truant; and

(3) to ensure students enrolled in private or parochial pre-k programs and students moving into the District of Columbia shall be permitted to be enrolled in kindergarten at the request of the minor’s parent or guardian.[/quote]

Seems to me they have a good point regarding a child who moves to DC from another state, having missed their state's cut-off for K but made DC's (e.g., born on September 16 but moving from a state with a September 1 cut-off).  If that family moves in January, it seems pretty unreasonable to require that child to enroll and get just half a year of kindergarten.  (If they move in September, seems like they should have to enroll, but maybe can excuse it as they are trying to get their bearings.).  I think this is better addressed by moving DC's cut-off to September 1, but ymmv.

The other provisions are to allow wealthy families to redshirt their kids at will.  I don't think that's necessary or desirable.  Specifically, they want to add a new section to the code as follows:

[quote](1) For School Year 2025-2026, any minor who has not attended kindergarten, and who has not reached the age of 6 on or before May 31 shall be permitted to be enrolled in kindergarten at the request of the minor’s parent or guardian.

(2) For School Year 2026 - 2027 and beyond, any minor who has not attended kindergarten, and who has not reached the age of 6 on or before June 30 shall be permitted to be enrolled in kindergarten at the request of the minor’s parent or guardian.[/quote]

it doesn't mention private or parochial schools specifically, but of course families attending public pre-K will have to abide by the existing cut-off, so I think in practice this would only allow for parents who can pay to redshirt (at least for a year of pk4).

I'm not sure why they want May 31 for next year and June 30 for the years after.  Hopefully one of them can chime in.[/quote]

This is insane. This would mean close to a 2 year age span at UNW schools becoming the norm. Redshirting MAY and JUNE birthdays???[/quote]

We relocated from Minnesota summer 2022 to take care of my mom, moved into the house I grew up in, in a neighborhood I would never be able to afford (and frankly my parents wouldn't be able to afford now. Yay for buying in 1989, I suppose). DC attends a wealthy suburban school. I was shocked at the number of May and June redshirts when DC started kindergarten. Even one April birthday. And everyone just acts like this is the most normal thing in the world.

We're moving back to Minnesota this summer, I'll be interested to see how things compare.[/quote]

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