AT, the recent UNC committ was a decent player at the 2016 level. Since he had a "late birthday", August 1998, parents decided to have him go to a private school for a year after 8th grade so now he is a 2017 player. No way to view it other than as gaming the system. The fact that so many parents do it doesn't make it right.
What is wrong about it?
They are helping their child. If you choose not to do it that is your business. If you do not want to send your kid to private school don't send him. If you do not want your son to play for a club team have him play only for his town team. If you do not want him to go to a showcase event don't send him. Stop worrying about what others do. There is nothing wrong with it.
He went back to his public school after going private for one year. Effectively, he took a "year off" from public school so that when he went back to HS, he was a grade lower than he otherwise would have been. Purely for athletic reasons, not academic. Gaming the system, cheating etc. No other way to see it unless you do the same thing and justify it in your minds somehow
