Back to School: How to enroll a child who is homeless in school

A guide to the enrollment rights of students who are homeless. These students have special rights under a federal law called the McKinney-Vento act.

To see the forms and materials mentioned in this video, visit http://www.elc-pa.org/pubs/downloads/english/fsc-Right%20of%20Homeless%20Chil...

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

You can also learn about basic enrollment laws, the enrollment rights of children living with someone other than a parent,, 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
Older youth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GkJ3bT2QCE
Children living with someone other than a parent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoT9USh2YnE

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

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Education

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• homeless
• McKinney-Vento
• school
• education
• enrollment
• Pennsylvania