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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But why should there be a hard and fast rule? If I were in charge, I'd have a general cut-off, but kids within, say, 4 weeks of the cut-off in either direction could choose to go ahead or stay back.

My child's birthday is 4 days before the cut-off and she was much too socially immature to handle being the youngest. I have a friend whose child's birthday is 3 days after the cut-off and he was socially and academically advanced and should have started a year before he did. Neither child was well served by a hard and fast cut-off.[/quote]

I agree with this opinion.  Hard and fast rule, with room for deviations on either side of cut off.  Plus I would add an appeal process for special exceptions- which would account for children who genuinely have a medical or social reason that has been diagnosed but someone other than Dr. Mom.[/quote]

As many people have said, kids with genuine medical or social issues are almost certainly going to school on time.  They need the therapies and support offered in school.  And waiting a year isn't going to magically make their issues go away - good education and good therapy might.[/quote]

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