What is the new Nebraska law about public preschools and __ age being put in k-grade?

Question

I don't konw if there REALLY is one but my sister inlaw says that theres a new law that if your kid is 5 or 6 by oct 15th and u try to put them in public preschool they will move them to k-grade....Is that true and what does the law all REALLY say. Or is it my sister inlaw just saying stuff again

Answer 1

I live in Nebraska and to my knowledge, there is no such law.

However, the standard operating procedure is that a kid who turns 5 or 6 by October 15th is Kindergarten age. So the school would naturally enroll the child in kindergarten instead of preschool. The public preschools have limited spaces, so I'm sure they wouldn't put a 6-yr-old in preschool -- that's way too big to be around 3- and 4-yr-olds anyway. The 6-yr-old should definitely go to kindergarten, as do most 5-yr-olds, although some are held back for a year.

If a 6-yr-old can't make it in kindergarten, that child probably has some sort of learning disabilities and should be evaluated and perhaps enrolled in a private school.