"Manipulated??? In Kindergarten??? You are an idiot and your kid deserves to be on a B team while his loser father complains and rationalizes why his son isn't as good as competition. Do you think these parents did a pre-first year to gain athletic advantage. It is pretty common in MD, not something that just started. If they repeated 8th grade, then I would have an issue."

what is the difference between a child born 7/2001 who stayed back in kindergarten and a child born 7/2001 who stayed back in 8th grade? All things being equal with the kids athletically, there is no difference. Prefirst is a private school Maryland thing that all you think is fine since it is all you know! Yes! manipulated would be the correct term!