If he is switching schools anyway, it seems like it would be the best time to hold him back. If he had to do it next year, the rest of the kids would all know and might be confused or give him a hard time.

It's too bad they didn't do the testing months ago so summer school could have helped. I'd just wait until the testing is done. It's too bad that the last school basically wasted all this time. Sounds like a setup for a real lawsuit.

I would run the recommendations by your child's Dr., esp. the Dev. Ped. to see if they have any input. But do what your heart feels. Our children are indeed special, and different. We can't change that they will always probably be different, so if repeating is best for them, then so be it. I just feel sad that if he'd been in a decent school this wouldn't have happened.

The future will take care of itself by you taking care of today. Hugs to you. And him.

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I agree. It's a new school and all new friends.

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Ok I'm confused, I don't know your whole story though. How old is he? When you say repeat 1st grade, then you mean he's already done K and 1st and they want him to do K again? Why wouldn't they just repeat 1st? Like I said, I don't know your story well enough to offer any wisdom. However if he's already done K and 1st I would homeschool before I put him back down to K.

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We moved for 7 months and he will be going back to his old school were he knows everybody. Our district gets maybe 9 new kids every year from k-8.



He was in K this year and actually did the work till december when we moved. Then the other school decided not to teach him anything. So he has never had first grade. I would homeschool him if it was possible but he needs a school setting to help him and I know homeschooling him is not in his best interest. He is disabled but is extremely smart in some areas but behind in some. I hope that make sense.

As a K-1-2 combined teacher, my recommendation would be to see where your school's test place him. If the school recommends repeating K then I would do it. IMO I would rather have my child repeat in the lower grades, as that is where there foundation is laid for later learning; also the stigma of repeating is lessened by the student's peers. Children in lower grades are so much more accepting of having a student who is repeating in their class, more so than in older grades. I have had children repeat in all 3 grade levels that I have taught and I can say that the parent's NEVER regretted their decisions. If a student was on the bubble and the parents decided to move them ahead, several times they came back and said that they regretted the decision to not hold their child back.

You should not feel guilty about letting your child down. The school let your child down, and they obviously did not know how to teach your child. Obviously you cannot change the past, but you can allow for your child to have the best future possible and if that includes repeating K, then you should in no way, shape, or form feel guilty. You are doing what is best for your child.

Good luck in your decision.

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