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I would say several held back in 8th grade as well as 7th, just as several other schools have done over the years. If they don't do it now, how is that Northern's problem? My point being, why does it matter if you hold back in elementary or middle school or just start them a year later? That question has still not been answered. And, why is it such a big deal now that Northern is doing it? You aren't going to change your point of view and I am definitely not changing mine. We will let you move on with your little, under-sized, younger, mistreated and much smarter children and we will move on with our mean, over-sized, holdback, black eyes on society we have at Northern. Good Luck!

I got no problem with holding them back. As I said earlier I held mine back and I think by far it was the right thing to do. There is no difference in holding back in 3rd, 5th, 7th. 8th. If they are right age then it is what it is. I think a group of parents holding an entire team back a year to win a middle school state championship may be a little much but it's their children.I can see in the next 4-5 years KYMSFA not allowing students repeating a grade to participate, which will mean parents will have to look at holding them back earlier. Good luck to you also. Fans and parents will be expecting great things from the Pulaski County, Somerset area the next few years. We all know how demanding parents can be when expectations aren't meet.