{"id":2454337,"date":"2025-07-01T15:40:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:40:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-furious-as-washington-dc-suddenly-forces-kids-to-skip-kindergarten-and-go-straight-to-1st-grade\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:41:42","slug":"parents-furious-as-washington-dc-suddenly-forces-kids-to-skip-kindergarten-and-go-straight-to-1st-grade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/parents-furious-as-washington-dc-suddenly-forces-kids-to-skip-kindergarten-and-go-straight-to-1st-grade\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Furious as Washington, DC, Suddenly Forces Kids to Skip Kindergarten and Go Straight to 1st Grade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fparents-furious-as-washington-dc-suddenly-forces-kids-to-skip-kindergarten-and-go-straight-to-1st-grade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2454337&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article criticizes the current state of the U.S. education system, notably focusing on the practices of educational administrators, referred to derogatorily as &#8220;educrats.&#8221; It argues for a complete overhaul of the system, suggesting that starting from scratch would yield better outcomes. A specific example discussed is the policy against &#8220;redshirting&#8221; in Washington, D.C. public schools, which allows parents to delay their child&#8217;s entry into kindergarten based on developmental needs. Critics, including parents and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media users<\/a>, express frustration over stringent policies that fail to account for individual children&#8217;s needs, amplifying calls for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">school choice<\/a>. The author believes that those in administrative positions prioritize rules over children&#8217;s best interests and advocates for parents to seek alternatives to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sf-school-board-president-accuses-mayor-of-division-for-criticizing-renaming-re-opening-plans\/\" title=\"SF School Board President Accuses Mayor Of \u2018Division\u2019 For Criticizing Renaming, Re-Opening Plans\">public school system<\/a> until meaningful reforms are made.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Education administrators in the public school system, properly derided as &ldquo;educrats,&rdquo; must go the way of the woolly mammoth.<\/p>\n<p>Come to think of it, the same holds true for the entire U.S. education system. Starting from scratch would produce something better than what now exists.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/local\/washington-dc\/2025\/07\/01\/dcps-kindergarten-redshirting-rules\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>, educrats in the Washington, D.C., public schools (DCPS) have prohibited redshirting, a traditional practice by which some families have delayed a child&rsquo;s enrollment in kindergarten by one year due to developmental issues.<\/p>\n<p>Actual human beings, of course, support such practices on a case-by-case basis. After all, we like to think that reasonable people can reach a sensible decision about a child&rsquo;s best interests.<\/p>\n<p>Educrats, however &mdash; like most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-announces-mass-terminations-agency-bid-shrink-control-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bureaucrats<\/a> &mdash; prioritize their own interests. They prefer inflexible adherence to rules for the sake of rules.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Consider, for instance, a characteristically asinine comment about redshirting from Democratic Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dcs-leftist-mayor-hit-ethics-complaint-troubling-pattern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Muriel Bowser<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are not a redshirt jurisdiction,&rdquo; Bowser recently said, per Axios. &ldquo;We shouldn&rsquo;t have a policy to say we want some kids to be advantaged to the disadvantage of other kids.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ah, yes. Parents who hold back their developmentally challenged kids must do so in order to gain a relative advantage!<\/p>\n<p>Imagine the amount of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/leftists-hate-christianity-kryptonite-marxism-filmmakers-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marxist<\/a> drivel you have to have absorbed to look at a mother and father, concerned about their child&rsquo;s development, and say to them, &ldquo;We cannot defer your child&rsquo;s enrollment into kindergarten because it might work to the disadvantage of other kids.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Raze the entire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doj-targets-blue-states-entire-education-system-bound-federal-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public school system<\/a> to the ground and start over. Educrats &mdash; and those who produce them in the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >abysmal education colleges &#038;mdash<\/a>; may learn to code.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of families, one parent spoke to Axios anonymously for fear of retribution from DCPS.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been so stressful,&rdquo; the parent said.<\/p>\n<p>The family in question has a child with developmental difficulties, supported by letters from a child psychologist and a pediatrician. They also had a written promise from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elementary-school-equity-presentation-insinuates-hispanic-students-struggle-in-education-system-because-they-face-deportation-threats\/\" title=\"Elementary School \u2018Equity\u2019 Presentation Insinuates Hispanic Students Struggle In ... Because They Face \u2018Deportation Threats\u2019\">elementary school principal<\/a> that the child could start the 2025-26 school year in kindergarten &mdash; promises confirmed in an  d with Axios.<\/p>\n<p>No matter. DCPS educrats have insisted that the child must skip directly to first grade.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There has been zero sympathy,&rdquo; the parent said. &ldquo;They are making no exceptions.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, on the social media platform X, users called the DCPS policy &ldquo;horrible&rdquo; and &ldquo;a striking argument for school choice.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If accurate horrible policy. Two of my kids stayed back a year from what they were &ldquo;supposed to be&rdquo; for different reasons to address issues.<\/p>\n<p>One is finishing college this year, the other is dueltracking high school\/college on an engineering track right now. Kids need flexibility <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Jc0VSldEl\">https:\/\/t.co\/7Jc0VSldEl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Donaldson (@four4thefire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/four4thefire\/status\/1940012033383997776?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A striking argument for school choice <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7dGM9Vw4pw\">https:\/\/t.co\/7dGM9Vw4pw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ZitoSalena (@ZitoSalena) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZitoSalena\/status\/1940011901057974496?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I cannot understand this for the life of me. Not sure how this puts kids first. And furthermore why families would stay in the District with these kinds of policies,&rdquo; another user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A very wild story from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/axios?\">@axios<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I cannot understand this for the life of me. Not sure how this puts kids first. And furthermore why families would stay in the District with these kinds of policies. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gt5fHw16FN\">https:\/\/t.co\/gt5fHw16FN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JakeSherman\/status\/1940005450344284362?\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Those incredulous comments, of course have a logical connection.<\/p>\n<p>After all, educrats will never put kids first until we, the voters, demand that elected officials adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-sign-major-school-choice-executive-order-upend-public-school-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">school choice<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, parents who can keep their children out of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-delivers-spectacular-blow-woke-public-school-teachers-slowly-bringing-god-back-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">public schools<\/a>&nbsp;are well advised to do so until we can rid the world of the system the educrats have made and replace it with something better.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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