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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not at all surprising that the My School DC would be removing kids if they are outside of the age cutoffs.  The website very clearly states the DCPS policy that some claim do not exist:

Kindergarten: No older than five on September 30, 2025

https://www.myschooldc.org/how-apply/age-cutoffs-cutoff-dates[/quote]

Omg look at the way back machine. That’s a new addition to the language, obviously added to assuage the chancellor[/quote]

Actually it's been a DC regulation since October 2006.

Chapter 5 Section 5-E2004: https://www.dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=5-E20&ChapterId=242

2004.3	A student who is or will become five (5) years of age on or before December 31st of the 2006-2007 school year and September 30th in all subsequent school years shall be eligible for admission to the kindergarten program.

2004.5	A student who is or will become six (6) years of age on or before December 31st of the 2006-2007 and 2007-2008 school years and September 30th in all subsequent school years shall be eligible for admission to the first (1st) grade.[/quote]

“Shall be eligible” is not the same 🤦‍♀️[/quote]

What does "a student who is five years of age on September 30 of the school year shall be eligible for admission to the kindergarten program" mean to you?

What do you think the intention of the regulation is in explicitly listing the age eligibility for admission for PK3, PK4, K, and 1st?[/quote]

Get this in front of a judge and see who has the better argument. The policy is not clear as debated in this thread. My money is on these families winning.  [/quote]

I agree. The intent can be inferred based on what the practice was at the time the regulation went into effect, or the historical application of the regulation.

Redshirting was allowed then and in the years after and only recently, in the last year or two, the district is reinterpreting it in the more strict sense.
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lol no. The policy & statute are pretty clear. What happened is that a school principal went ultra vires and now the parents want to enforce that. GL. [/quote]

They are not that clear to me and many others. “Shall be eligible to enroll” is not the same as “Shall enroll”.[/quote]

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