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Hold backs are allowed to play in the MS state football playoffs due to some not wanting to punish a student for failing a grade. They wanted to keep something positive in the student's life.

The KMSFA adopted an age requirement instead. The age requirement has been posted above. If a student meets those age requirements then he will be able to play as a Sr in HS by KHSAA rules.

I think in the future there is a chance the KMSFA will adapt the HS rule even closer.

As far as the student that was held back in the 4th and 7th (have no clue how true that is) that would make it where the student he could not play as a Sr in HS. Why a parent would take away their child's Sr of sports does not make sense.