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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m new to the post. Redshirting should be illegal. Kids are 10 in my child’s 3rd grade class while some are 8.[/quote]

Should retention also be illegal? [/quote]

Retention why?  We are not talking kids with issues.  We are talking about typical kid with no concerns.  It’s not healthy to hold back kids. [/quote]

Why? So your kid doesn’t have 10 year olds and 8 year olds together. [/quote]

Do you really think it’s developmentally appropriate?  If the ten year old is having maturity issues, being with 8 years olds will make it worse vs better as then they behave like 8 years olds olds.  [/quote]

I hesitate to even wade into the arguments of the pp you’re responding to because they are either trolling or not reachable by rational thought, but I think what they are saying in this case is that even if you ban red-shirting, you can end up with age differences like 10 and 8 in class by holding back kids who are below grade level.

But that is obviously done in collaboration with teachers and the principal (and, frankly, not done enough in DCPS), and as everyone has repeated several times the problem in the current situation is these parents trying to unilaterally make the call and go over the principal’s head. [/quote]

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