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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And my 9/25 kid started on time and is thriving. No kids in her class were held back and she is one of a handful with September birthdays. I think redshirting is more about a specific DC demographic than "this area."[/quote]

That's because you can't red shirt for Pk. Wait till k when all the 6.5 year olds show up.  [/quote]

This doesn't happen. Showing up for K as a 6.5-year-old would mean that the parents held back a child with a Feb or March birthday. My early May birthday son is at a competitive NW DC private school, started on time as he should, and there are literally NO children in his grade who are more than a full year older than he is. There were, however, a small handful of late-summer-birthday boys who were red-shirted, meaning that they started K having just turned 6. There are also a few with late summer birthdays who started on time, having just turned 5. It's not really that big of a deal.[/quote]

I know of a set of twins who have an April birthday who are being held back. They will be pretty close to 6.5 when they enter K. Happens ALL the time and it's so silly.[/quote]

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