[knarf]

Excellent example of laws and rules and regs that are so massive, cumbersome and convoluted we’ve lost the entire point of an education ... forming a boy into a man.

[SampleMan]

forming a boy into a man.

He would be almost 20 at graduation, many such "boys" have already been in the work force or military for two years.

Picking a cut off date might be arbitrary, but its fair if fairly applied, and picking one is most certainly sensible.

Its not that uncommon for fanatic parents to hold their children back a year to gain unnatural advantage. The flip side to that is that they lose a year or two on the outer end.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Excellent example of laws and rules and regs that are so massive, cumbersome and convoluted we’ve lost the entire point of an education ... forming a boy into a man.

It might or might not be the purpose of government schools, but it is certainly not the purpose of the professional-sports-preparatory program called "high school football."

[SeeSac]

Excellent example of laws and rules and regs that are so massive, cumbersome and convoluted we’ve lost the entire point of an education ... forming a boy into a man.

Then you are in favor of the practice of 'holding back' promising atheletes so they can put up a mature man at the age of 22 against 16 year olds.