[Mr.Kimball]

In Letcher co, I am not for sure about Pike county, you could not play a sport if you were held back in middleschool that year. If you were held back in 8th grade you could not play that year at all. If you repeated 6 7 or 8 grade you would not be elgible to play sports the following or hold back year. It is a board policy. Many parents don't see the benifit of holding back until they get in middleschool and see their kids playing agianst other kids that are a year older.

OK thanks, but could somebody from Pike Co. clarify what is being implied by the "playing older kids from other schools" comments.