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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A quarter of the girls will be 10 by Christmas of 3rd grade?  I have trouble believing that.

My kid goes to an all boys private with a huge amount of redshirting and reclassing, and the rates aren't near that high.  [/quote]

No, a quarter of the girls will be turning 10 between Christmas and February. And yes, I agree that it is unusual. But this is a group that also absorbed a decent amount of 2019-20 kindergarten repeats from public schools (they missed 3 months of kindergarten, essentially) and a few other complicated situations.[/quote]

So 25% of her classmates were held back, not for 1 year, but for 2 years? Sounds like you need to switch schools. [/quote]

This was probably due to the pandemic given OP’s kid’s age, and it’s going to be the case at most schools.[/quote]

Um…no. I have a kid who just finished 2nd so same grade as OP’s kid (pandemic led to schools closed at end of 4k preschool and virtual school for kindergarten) no one was held back 2 years. The oldest kid in my kid’s class turned 9 in May of 2nd grade (so her bday is May 2014). Not sure I really believe OP that some kids are 22 months older than hers and in the same grade. So she’s saying there’s a September 2013 born kid and a July 2015 born kid in the same grade? No way unless the older kid has severe learning disorder or health issues. Certainly not 25% of girls in the grade are that much older.[/quote]

at some weird private school, who the hell knows what they allow. they may very well allow a kindy-redshirted kid to be held back in later grades. absolute madness, but a private school can do what it wants for the most part. [/quote]

Private schools want more $$ money so obviously they want more redshirted kids!! Ha they will hold them back as much as they can so their parents pay extra tuition! But still I have never heard of a kid born in September being held back unless they have severe issues—learning disorder or health problems.[/quote]

A lot of schools have a cut off of 9/1 or earlier so a September kid is not generally held back and on-time.  Some school systems have a 6-8 week test in for September/October kids.[/quote]

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