Agree that the system allows for the cheaters to cheat and hold their kids back...It goes on in Maryland and Phili all the time. There was a big article about the practice a few weeks back.
Sounds like the LI crew is starting to catch on and chase that D-1 spot...
Cant even imagine telling mine-age appropriate 2018 born in 2000 (with straight As in honors classes in competitive public school) that I thought it would be a good idea to repeat a grade...
Let the cheaters cheat, it will catch up to them eventually.
it is not cheating, it is playing with and against kids in your graduating year
