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Parents in Gwinnett County will lose the option to hold back their 6-year-olds from first grade under a new school district policy.
What’s Happening: Gwinnett County Public Schools will require all 6-year-old children to start first grade beginning in fall 2026. The change wipes out what parents and educators call “redshirting,” where parents could choose to put their 6-year-old in kindergarten instead of first grade if they felt the child wasn’t ready…