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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At the end of the school year the begins when they are 21.  So if they turn 22 they stay until graduation of that year.[/quote]

Twenty one is only for esol and special ed[/quote]

There are kids like mine starting high school as 13 year olds. What dumbass decided an adult old enough to buy alcohol and who could be arrested for statuatory rape or sex with a minor if he dated any of his classmates should remain in traditional school?

21 year olds do not belong in high school.

20 should only be for special ed.

Everyone else should go to an alternative high school once they hit 19.

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I knew a handful of people who turned 19 right before graduating. I'd rather have them around and in class than have 13 year olds in high school. (Traditionally a student turns 13 in 7th grade.)
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Many states have cut-off dates in late Sept (Virginia) all the way to late December (NY) so for kids starting in August, some spend almost half their freshman year as a 13yr old.   This whole concept of changing dates and holding kids back is ridiculous.  Most middle and upper income families kids know mastered basic K skills by age 3/4.  Kids in poverty need to get into school for food, warm, and learning.  Why we are keeping 4/5yr olds away from school in 2016 is awful.  Study after study shows being the younger child in classroom is better than being the oldest.  [b]I would be embarrassed if my child was still in high school as a 19yr old.[/b] [/quote]

There are plenty of average high school kids who turn 19 just before graduation. One of my classmates had Lyme and was out of school for most of one year. He turned 19 one month before graduation. I believe all traditional public high schools allow students to turn 19 during their senior year. And most elite prep boarding schools like Andover allow athletes from public schools to do a fifth year and those students usually enter as 18 year olds.[/quote]

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