[footballfever]

so its tax payers who pay for your childs football dreams
and tax payers who buy your groceries and pay the rent at least when your hold backs need some assiatance with their bills when he is done playing ball you can show him where to stand in line for the free cheese

I buy my groceries, own my home and I held my child back. So you go stand in your own cheese line.
9th Grade is the make or break year for completing high school. 9th graders have the lowest GPA, the most missed classes, the majority of falling grades and the most misbehavior referrals than any other high school grade level. 9th grade also has the highest enrollment of and high school grade, this mainly due th 22% repeat 9th grade.
1 in every 4 college students leave before completing their sophmore year and nearly half of all freshmen will drop out before obtaining a degree.
IMO these things happen because kids/students are not mature enough to handle the pressure put on them. Holding kids back an extra year is good for them academically, socially,emotionally, athletically and for their all around well being.