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[quote=Anonymous]There is not very much redshirting in DC in public school, so a January birthday would be truly bizarre and stand out a lot. (There is not a single red-shirted kid in our IB PK4 class and there are two late September birthdays including one small boy). In fact, in DCPS, he will actually be ineligible for some sports if he’s already turned the next age before the season (so definitely Spring and possibly Winter depending on when the birthday is). This may be less of a concern if you’re leaving the area, but you should check the rules wherever you’re heading if this matters to you (I.e., your son would not be allowed to do Winter or Spring sports in his last year of ES or MS or HS).

If you’re heading to private/elsewhere in the country soon, there may be more redshirting so this might not be quite as obviously “this kid is 9 months older than the next oldest kid.” I agree with posters that young ES kids will be nice about it/not notice, but I promise you by middle school kids will notice your son is way older... It will be particularly bad if he goes through puberty on the early side.[/quote]

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