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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This actually pisses me off as the parent of an August baby that you think putting a kid a year and a half older in her grade (without diagnosed special needs) is acceptable. [/quote]

WHY?  I have a September child and could not care less kids are that much older.  I wanted my kid the youngest vs. oldest.  If my kid can hold their own with kids that much older, especially academic, I'm very proud of him.[/quote]

It's not about you and what you are proud of, it's about your child.  And [b]it's about having 20 year olds[/b] in high school with 13/14 year old freshmen.  [/quote]

A kid with a March birthday, who started kindergarten at 6 instead of 5, will graduate from high school having just turned 19. So no, it's not about that.
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DP, but March to June isn't "just" and I went on time and turned 19 as a *sophomore* in college.
I don't like the rules, but the rules in the DMV area seem to be you can hold your kid back for a whole year if you choose.
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OK. The kid will graduate from high school at 19 years and 2 months. Which is 10 months (5/6 of a year) less than 20 years.[/quote]

I was 19 as a sophomore too!! Just crazy to think of still being in high school at that age. I work at a high school now and the kids that are 19 years old or "old" 18 year olds as seniors are just miserable. Really, they are too old to be in a place where they need to raise their hand to use the restroom. You need to think of the whole picture. If you want to redshirt your march birthday kid you need to have him evaluated first for any special needs. [/quote]

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