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I don't agree with her staying in Kindergarden, but I do believe they should have made a place for her in PreK!!! She was already in a classroom environment. PreK would've been great!
The law is law for everyone - let one in, you have to let all in. no special tratment
I just went through the same thing my daughter is 3 be 4 in November. She went to school for two weeks before they told me she's too young but they told me she can start back in January
My son was bored as an kindergartner and as a first grader. He already knew how to read and understand most conversation when he was 5. He even knew how to spell almost all of my accidental swear words. Because he was bored he got into trouble and I felt he was be held back by not letting him advance to a grade that he would be challenged by. If her little girl is ready for this then why would any one hold her back. Next year she will be completely bored in that class and most likely loose interest and become lost. A good mind is sad to waste at any age. LET HER STAY...
Where is the parental responsibility? They want to blame the school for trying to sneak their child into class.
I believe it is actually both the school AND the parents fault. The girl has older siblings which means this family has been through the school registration process before. I have 2 girls in elementary school and it says on multiple forms that children entering Kindergarten must turn 5 by XX date. My now 1st grader had to wait b/c of her birthday. Besides, I could understand the confusion if it was a day or so, but a whole month? Really? I do think it would be nice of the school to fit the girl into pre-school, but to demand it? As others have stated, if you make an exception for 1 you now open it up for others to register their children early "by mistake" and get their child in. If you go based of individual maturity that would be too much of a process and who gets to decide which children are "mature" enough to attend kindergarten and who is not?
If she is able to comprehend what is being taught then she should be able to stay in school. I could understand dismissing the student if there was legal issues over the child's age but none are cited in this article. Let the child learn.
no she should not go school now days is a fast pas and she is not ready we as parents we need to do what is right for our kids , no one should get a free spot because you or the school made a mistake who suffer the kid
The parent should have known better, and now they want the school to feel bad. It was only a month, there is no exceptions for one if it cannot be for all.
Get over it it's been that way for many many yrs. My stepson missed it by one day. His bday is the 1st of Oct. They have so many kids to look at paperwork they can over look it. Shame on the mother she knew better. You let her stay in school it's going to open the door for everyone
Surely the school system can find a place for her in preK. Our son was admitted at age 4 yrs due to his birthday falling so late in the year. He went on to graduate high school and college. If a child is mature enough, they should be given a chance.
It took me less than 2 minutes to find the requirements... http://henricoschools.us/registration/
Yes, the school should have caught the error, yes the parents should have researched it.
No, they should not allow her to complete the school year, she is too young. It is unfortunate that this happened and I feel bad for the child. However, if you allow this child to stay in, then other people will also try to make this "mistake" in order to get their kids in early. My daughter missed it by a week, she was MORE than ready (did 3 years of Pre-K), but I had to follow the rules.
Due to the mistake, I do think they should try their hardest to get her into the pre-school class. Yes, it puts more burden on the teacher, but had they not allowed her to start Kindergarten then she most likely would have made it into the pre-k class.
Sadly, pre-k and daycare prices are very expensive, but, as parents we have to find a way to do what we have to do.
Wow some of these comment are pretty rude. I can totally understand the parents mistake. I almost made that same mistake because being a new parent and only having one child coming into the public school system it can get a bit confusing when cut off dates are and ect. My daughter started private preschool when she was 3 about to be 4. But public school is a whole lot different. I even got confused myself. It is the schools job to verify what age the child is. They are suppose to go over the birth certificate and make sure the child is of age. Not just the birth certificate but her shot records as well. They should have noticed that from the start. I'm not saying the parent is not at fault either. If they didn't know they should have asked. As far as them wanting to put her in a already full preK class. There are other schools around I'm sure that have openings. It is not fair to punish the child for a mistake the school or the parent made. The child has already been in school for a month. If she was doing well in her Kindergarden class why not keep her there. To my understanding the child only had a month left before she turned 5. I can only give my opinion
How silly. I understand the age cutoffs and I wouldn't normally petition for younger children to be admitted early for no reason. However, there is no reason this child couldn't do just as well as she would have if she were a whopping month older. We lived in another state when my children entered kindergarten, and they had early entrance options, with cutoff dates way back at Jan.1. Both of mine started kindergarten at age 4, as they were both very bright and mature. They've done wonderfully (4th grade now) and it sounds like this little one would have, too. At the least, they could have allowed her to finish the year and then been given the possibility of repeating kindergarten if teacher another and parents believed it to be beneficial at that point. 2 years of kindergarten is the norm in many places, and then she wouldn't have to wonder why she can't go to school all of a sudden.
How can yall say it was all the schools fault? As a mother you know when the ct off date is. Why wasn't the child in preschool already? I'm sure the mother knew what she was doing, and was just trying to get rid of her child during the day.
Who said anything about "free babysitting?" Very presumptuous of you. It couldn't be their child truly misses going to school something she had been doing for a month? Nah, it's just the parents wanting "free babysitting." I know these people and they do NOT nor WANT need "free babysitting." I respect the differing opinions regarding if the four year old should be allowed to continue going to school or not. However, once "free babysitting" gets tossed into it ...not so much. Tells me all I need to know.
The parents presented the school with an authentic birth certificate. School personnel should have done their job. The parents may not have known that the one month does make a difference. It is up to the school to explain and implement their policies to parents. It's not up to parents to simply "know" what they may not "know" You don't know what you don't know. I am a teacher and I know for a fact that not all parents know about the age cutoff to begin school. Some parents think it must be better, for their child, to begin school when they are within just a month of being five years old instead of their child waiting an entire year. It is up to the school and school personnel to educate parents of this policy and all other guidelines. This is NOT about "free babysitting." Judge others (that you do not know) harshly much?
I don't even understand why this is considered news, I didn't meet the cut off date by a month for school and had to wait a year but you never saw that in the daily news! I think this is just people wanting attention, and good job giving it to them. Like others have said, there is a cutoff for a reason and as a responsible parent its something that they should have made sure of in the first place.
I agree with Jennifer if you really think it's to hard for her, move her to the preschool class. It just makes me wonder if they think she's not ready for more reasons than just her birthday. Did something sound an alarm, because girls do mature sooner than boys so she COULD be ready.
Kindergarten isn't what it used to be. It's not warm milk, stale cookies and a nap. It is what we used to call First Grade. There are cutoffs for a reason. Children need a certain amount of maturity and ability. When you add a child who isn't truly ready you end up with frustrated teachers, parents and worst of all children.
No amount of FREE babysitting is worth putting a child on a frustrating path in the educational process. There is much more to this issue than just adding another desk to a classroom.
It was a mistake on the part of the school, but there is a reason that students don't attend when they are 4. Kindergarten is a difficult transition for 5 year olds and that extra month really does make a difference. As far as adding her to an already full Pre-K class that would impact all the students in that class. 1 more student takes away time from every other student. Teachers are already over stretched as far as time with individual students and budget. Kindergarten and Pre-K are not babysitting services!
Its also up to her parents to verify she meets all requirements to attend school. Don't let the parents off the hook that fast. She's just as much at fault.
Get another desk and just simply add her to th pre k class. It cant hurt anything! It was their screw up not hers