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Parent asks Chatham board to reopen kindergarten cut‑off policy; administration cites October 1 standard
Summary
A parent asked the board to refer Policy 5.111 to the policy committee to allow case-by-case kindergarten admission for children who miss the cutoff by weeks; administration and board cited staffing, space and alignment with neighboring districts in explaining why the Oct. 1 cutoff remains in place.
A Chatham parent asked the Board of Education to create a review process for kindergarten applicants who miss the district’s age cutoff by a few weeks, saying the current policy forces some families to pursue private options and raises equity concerns.
"I respectfully ask that the board refer policy 5,111 to the policy committee and add such a process," said parent Corey Moss, who told the board his son turns 5 three weeks after the district’s cutoff and has been recommended for…
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