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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can we call out the emperor with no clothes on?

Redshirting is predominately done by white middle class summer born boys.

Parents say they do it  to either reduce a disadvantage ( being the youngest ) or gain an advantage ( be the oldest ). Both of this things, in practice, is identical and only a semantic distinction.

No other age groups of kids get this choice. A kid born in November or March can’t just decide that they want to be the oldest in their class to get a higher class rank. The school rules forbid it.

Now when people call out and shine a light on this disadvantage, parents who’s kids had that option and took advantage of it are gaslighting them. Yes, belittling them saying they are unhinged or over reacting is gaslighting.

If you redshirted your kid you did it for a reason and you don’t get to stop the rest of us from being annoyed at [b]not having the same opportunity., 
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why don't others have the same opportunity?[/quote]

Because of  the time of year they where born! Nobody outside of Mid summer birthdays in a district with a September cut off has the option to redshirt. So if you didn’t luckily be born in the Fall you have no opportunity to be the oldest in the school year.[/quote]

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