[laker20]

I have a son that is interested in being held back due to educational, maturity, and athletic reasons. So I have a few questions to be answered.

He is in the 8th grade.
He has never played any high school sports.

Questions?
1. Can he just repeat the grade? Or if he is promoted to 9th and then retained, does that mean his 4 year clock has started?

2. Does a time table start in the 7th grade?

3. Can the retained student participate in high school level sports? (Freshman football and basketball)

4. what would the eligibility of the athlete in varsity basketball?

Anything else to be considerred on the sports front?

Thanks for the help. Please no critisism.

Can't answer all your questions, but others will chime in. If you are going to hold him back then it can, and must be done this year. He is only promoted to 9th grade if you choose not to hold him back.

I would think that he could still participate in high school sports, but there are others who can be more specific on this.