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To answer a question I was asked in the other thread before it was shut down.

I suggested if a player was retained for any reason in MS that he not be able to play in the state playoffs. Some conferences and districts already have this rule. The player could play all season so football would not be taken away from him but no state playoffs. If a player needs to be retained for grades this is a clear choice. The other reasons often given for retaining a student could be done by either starting the child later or retaining the child at an early age.

There are schools that it is common for players to retained while in MS. This is straight from the coaches at the schools.

But the actual question was " what if a 4th or 5th grade kid repeated?". that means an elementary grade not MS.