Why are there kids above 6 and in school
In Kindergarten Cop (1990), why are there kids above 6 learning inside a normal school? Are they special, or is something off? For example, the bad guy is searching a kindergarten for his kid, while stating his age is 6.
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It's not uncommon for a 6 year old to be attending kindergarten, especially near the end of the school year. Most children turn 6 during the course of school year.
In most states a child must be the age of 5 by August 31st or September 1st to enroll in kindergarten. A typical school year ends in late May or early June, if a child entered kindergarten at the age of 5 and was born before May they would leave kindergarten at the age of 6.
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How old are children at the end of Year 6?
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Children in this age group might:- Show more independence from parents and family.
- Start to think about the future.
- Understand more about his or her place in the world.
- Pay more attention to friendships and teamwork.
- Want to be liked and accepted by friends.
How old is a student in Year 6?
Children entering this year group are generally aged between 9.5 and 11. Year 6 pupils are usually educated in primary schools or in area schools.What class would a 6 year old be in?
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Answer 2
There are schools that run Kindergarten through 8th grade, primarily in smaller towns where population is smaller and thus more grades occupy the same school to minimize educational funding.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elementary_school_(United_States)#History
Kindergarten Cop is said to take place in Astoria, Oregon, which (last census) had a population of less than 10,000. So, it's not unreasonable to see children from 6 to 14 walking the same halls.
Answer 3
The John Jacob Astor Elementary School was used for the exterior scenes of the fictional Astoria Elementary School in the movie.
On the school's current Facebook page it says:
Lowest grade taught: Kindergarten
Highest grade taught: 2nd Grade
But according to this article from 1991 (the movie came out in December 1990):
For nine days last June, many of the 400 students in kindergarten through fourth grade at the John Jacob Astor Elementary School got paid $35 a day to act as extras ...
So seeing kids older than 6 years at the school wouldn't have been unusual back then.
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