Q: i was born in 1961 am i affected by the repeal of retention in 1978
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Given your birth year of 1961, you were 17 years old in 1978 when retention was repealed. This change would have directly impacted your high school experience, particularly if you were struggling academically or had previously been held back.
The repeal meant that schools could no longer require students to repeat grades based solely on academic performance. This policy shift represented a significant change in educational philosophy, moving away from the practice of holding students back and toward providing additional support while allowing them to advance with their peer group.
Since you were already in your teenage years when this change occurred, its effects on your education would have depended on your specific circumstances at the time. If you were at risk of being retained that year, the policy change might have allowed you to progress with your classmates. However, if you had already been retained in earlier grades, those previous decisions would have remained in effect despite the 1978 repeal.
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