In 1974 I started kindergarten in Mission Viejo, CA. In late October
my mother, sister, and I moved to NC. The age cut-off in CA was Nov.
15; in NC it was Oct. 15. My birthday being Nov. 12, I was one of the
youngest children in class in CA, but too young for the NC school
system and they would not allow me in school. Apparently I stayed at
home that school year. The next year I was shipped back to CA and
spent a few months of first grade educating at John Adams elementary
school in..., I want to say Santa Ana but it may have been Costa Mesa.
There was some number of days attended that then allows a student to
transfer so I matriculated until that time was reached and then was
sent back across to NC where they allowed me to continue first grade.
My social awkwardness to this very day accounted for; I only had three
weeks of kindergarten.
