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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Still considering 21 year old men as being "kids" is part of the reason we have the Ryan Lochtes of the world.[/quote]

No, no it's not.  The 21-year-old men who are still in high school have no connection to the Ryan Lochtes of the world.  Assuming all 21-year-olds have the same capability and opportunities that YOU and YOUR children have had is why we have Ryan Lochtes.  The handful of 21-year-olds still in MCPS are students who have failed multiple years but somehow are still attempting to graduate, are part of alternative special education programs, had an interrupted education for whatever reason (medical treatment, pregnancy, refugee status, incarceration), or have any number of very special circumstances.  And yes, many of them are probably jerks.  Just like every other high school student population.  This is seriously a non-issue for 99% of MCPS students.

The student in question of OP's original post may have been on track to be a 20-year-old senior, but it's likely that he would have entered another program (or dropped out) before that point.  As it were, he was an 18-year-old high school student.  In MCPS, students enter kindergarten when they are five years old, and end up in 9th grade when they are 14.  If your child is 13 in 9th grade, then he or she is also in a special circumstance, and one would think such parents would be more mindful of other students with special circumstances.[/quote]

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