Got another question... how did you handle questions from other parents about next year once a decision to skip was made?
We are in a neighborhood school so classmates live all around us and frequently are seen outside of school.
Most people either didn't notice or when they realized DS had skipped responded with "yeah, that makes sense." When others pressed me for details, I just said that the principal said we had to. Those were indeed his words. I leave out the part where he then clarified that of course it was our choice and that the school would support his learning either way.
The hardest to respond to were "so what curriculum were you using at home?" and "what's so wrong with my kid if we're not being told she has to skip?" Since my gut reaction in both cases was sarcasm, I didn't say much to either question, which was probably best.
