It makes no sense to me that they refuse you because they “cannot make change mid year”. Kids do transfer in and out of school anytime in the year, all the time!
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You have to make a strong case by demonstrating that your child has already master enough materials to fit into the middle of 7th grade.
I totally agree. While this may get your child in a better-matched curriculum, with more closely-matched academic peers, pacing may continue to be an issue. This would still be a vast improvement over the present situation.
You may want to read up on under-achievement... once kiddos stop learning they typically do not start again. It is not necessarily "bad attitude"... it can be changes in the brain from lack of appropriate challenge and stimulation. (That was extremely paraphrased and summarized but hopefully that helps you research this important topic.) A good starting point may be looking for the work of Jim Delisle.
These old posts may also be of interest...
For continuing growth and development, kids need:
1) appropriate academic challenge
2) true peers
For typical kids, these needs may be met in a general ed classroom, however for children with higher IQ/giftedness, these needs may not be met without intentional effort in providing advanced curriculum, and grouping for instruction with academic/intellectual peers.
A crowd-sourced roundup on Advocacy... a collection of posts from parents on this forum, over time.
