Still doesn't mean you get to change the rules because you don't like them!
That is actually exactly what it means. The rules are soft. A parent who decided in August of 2004 that their child born in October of 1999 was not yet ready for kindergarten is not a cheater. Their child in now a 2018 and will compete against your son. This kid can actually reclassify and graduate as a 2019 and still be legal to play as a HS senior
I don't like it anymore than you. My son was born spring 2000 and is a 2018. He tries hard. I do not make excuses for him. If he beats out an older boy great. If not too bad. He will learn from his losses. I will not blame others and call them cheaters when they are not.
I do not know wheteher my strategy will be better in the long run or not. Maybe your "cheaters" are just parents trying to do right by their kids and they are just as unsure of themselves as you and I. This is not a black and white topic.
