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What does red-shirt-ing mean? tia
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02.07.09, 01:59 PM Flag ]
- Keeping your kid back a year before starting K.
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  02.07.09, 02:07 PM Flag
  - But in NYC this is most often initiated by the schools, not the parents.
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    02.07.09, 02:09 PM Flag
    - ny Board of Ed has become adamant about adhering to their Dec cut-off, making red-shirting a non-option. In some cases it happens with recommendations from Principal, Teacher and possibly evals from clinicians.
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      02.07.09, 02:30 PM Flag
      - the above refers to publics only and K is not required in nyc.
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        02.07.09, 02:31 PM Flag
      - Yes, but in privates schools the majority of student turn six either before entering K, or in the first four or five months.
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        02.07.09, 02:32 PM Flag
        
        np--I would bet this is not true for most private schools. It's certainly not true at my dc's school.
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        02.07.09, 06:52 PM Flag

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Keeping your kid back a year before starting K.

But in NYC this is most often initiated by the schools, not the parents.

ny Board of Ed has become adamant about adhering to their Dec cut-off, making red-shirting a non-option. In some cases it happens with recommendations from Principal, Teacher and possibly evals from clinicians.

the above refers to publics only and K is not required in nyc.

Yes, but in privates schools the majority of student turn six either before entering K, or in the first four or five months.

np--I would bet this is not true for most private schools. It's certainly not true at my dc's school.