[UKRULES]

I think what they are saying is that Pike Co and Pikeville and some other districts have said that if any student stays in the same grade for a second year, they are not eligible to play during that second year. If that is the case, then one of two things will happen: either they won't stay back and they will graduate at a younger age or if parents really want to concentrate on athletics, they will be staying back much earlier, which will mean they will be 18 or 19 when they graduate. Some students and parents bite the bullett and repeat a grade at 6, 7 or 8 and just simply sit out that second year. Not likely to happen often, but it does. Other school districts simply don't have rules against playing a second time in the same grade.

Hope this is clearer.