Anna Li and Jiani Wu suspended

[RedBirdie]

Ah, there's the big difference. In US high schools, all kids are together for sports, regardless of grade.

 

[Indy]

My kid did a season of baseball last year in 3rd grade, in a league that was 2nd and 3rd graders. He was the oldest kid on his team at 9 and I swear they were the runtiest team we saw. Half the kids on the other teams looked like they were getting ready for middle school but they were still 3rd graders. Our little age appropriate boys didn’t stand a chance.

 

[KorbutFan]

England have changed this rule - all summer born children (defined as those born April 1 - August 31) now have the right to defer compulsory school until the term after their 5th birthday rather than a matter of days/weeks after they turn 4. However parents can opt for their child to start at age 4.

I guess it is an improvement on the old system where summer born children went through life with 2 terms less schooling than autumn born.

This sometimes results in children missing their Reception Year and going straight into Year One and I’ve also heard cases of children having to rejoin their “proper” year once they start secondary school.

 

[MaryClare]

Ah, there's the big difference. In US high schools, all kids are together for sports, regardless of grade.

Yeah in England, team sports are usually u8, u10, u13, u16 or thereabouts. You can compete in a higher age category but not in a lower one. Although possibly not in rugby as you have to be a minimum age for full contact rugby.
Also, unless you’re at private school or one of the small number of grammar schools, school sports aren’t really a big thing. I went to a girls school and the only team we had was netball