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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of the none-DC people in the thread do not get how this works in DC.

DCPS, as an institution, does not permit redshirting and has not for a long time. There are a variety of policy reasons for this. It does not actually matter what they are for purposes of this conversation -- the rule is clear.

In 99% of the city, this rule is enforced except in cases of an IEP where doctors/therapists recommend holding back. That's it.

But there are a few schools in upper NW, which no coincidentally are the whitest and wealthiest in the city, where principals have been more loose with application of the law, because of the demands of parents. This was tolerated for a time, but is not anymore. To be clear, these schools were ALWAYS breaking the rules, both in letter and in spirit.

Politics have shifted, and most of those schools don't do it anymore. Except Lafayette. And now Lafayette doesn't do it anymore. And a tiny handful of parents who were hoping to squeak their kids under the old regime rolled the dice and lost.

That's it. If DC wants to have a city-wide conversation about cut off ages and dates, that would be interesting. There are some decent arguments for flexible cut offs, though DC would have to square universal PK with that and figure out how to avoid some families just getting an extra year if PK. The option would have to be made available to all parents. Yes, equity issues would be discussed, if that bothers you then DCPS is not a good fit for your family.

But this is not that conversation. This is a few wealthy, white families who expected a special allowance and didn't get it and are stomping their feet. No one is on their side. I'm white, UMC, my kids attend one of the better elementary schools in DC (where they started at age 5 with summer birthdays) and I'm embarrassed for them.

This is not a conversation about redshirting broadly or if DC should change the rules. It's about a few people who thought the rules didn't apply to them and got publicly ridiculously angry when they found out they did.[/quote]

This. This. This. A thousand times.

Also coming from a parent with a son with a late summer birthday, who started DCPS kindergarten at age 5. [/quote]

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