My gut is to go with your gut and reverse the skip.. I think i remember your original post about how you got in this situation.. with no achivement testing. So it may have just not been the right year to skip. It might be needed later on. Also i think that one of the criteria for a skip is that the child should still be at the "top" of the class. I don't think it is good for any child to struggle in the bottom 5%. Challenge is a good thing but that seems beyond healthy challenge.

irene