Back to School: How to Enroll a Child in School who is Living with Someone Other Than a Parent

A guide to enrolling children in school if they are living with someone other than a parent. Typically, these children are living with a caregiver such as a grandparent, a relative, or a family friend. Like other youth, these children have the right to go to school in the district where they live.

To see the forms and materials mentioned in this video, visit http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads%202009/HowtoEnrollaChildLivingwithSomeon...

Or visit http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/pubs_residency.html

You can also learn about basic enrollment laws, the enrollment rights of homeless youth, and how to enroll as an older youth in school by watching the following three videos:

Enrollment basics: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3baX-uLYxSk
Homeless youth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrdhlnTZoAo
Older youth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GkJ3bT2QCE

To learn more, visit http://www.elc-pa.org

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Education

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• school
• enrollment
• custody
• Pennsylvania
• education