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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MS teacher here. It has become increasingly common. 10 years ago, if my MS had an 8th grader who was 15, they were usually a kid new to the US. Now, it’s a lot of redshirted middle class White boys. I even had a 14 year old seventh grade girl a few years ago.

I haven’t found them more prone to inappropriate behavior than the 14 year old 8th graders. A lot them were redshirted because of immaturity and they are still behind their chronological age peers.

High school does concern me a bit more. 20 year old non-SN outliers aside, there are quite a few students who spend an entire year in HS after they turn 18. They are no longer under a parent’s authority which limits what schools can do with them. All in all, though, an 18-20 who is attending high school probably has concerns that could be better met in a dedicated program for non-traditional age students. For example, fully asynchronous courses or expanded in-person hours so they have the flexibility to work FT or to care for their own children if needed. [/quote]

In DC area publics, there are only a handful of kids who are 18 at the start of their senior HS year. The vast majority of those are summer birthdays, which mean that they are only a month or two older than the kids with Sept/Oct birthdays.

Most seniors will graduate at 18. It’s not a big deal at all to be 18 during senior year. It’s typical. 
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