[CARDS PROUD MOM]

As long as the child is not promoted to the 9th grade and then retained it does not affect the child. The parent just has to get their request letter into the school before the cut off date so that the child can be held back before they are promoted on. I held my son back in the 8th grade this year because of his age (he would have been 16 as a senior) and the fact that he is behind in Math. I was told that he just could not participate in any High School sports the year he stays back in the 8th grade. It does not affect his High School eligibility for his 4 high school years.