How to Enroll a Child Living with Someone Other than A Parent

If a child is living with you and not with their parent, the child has the right to attend school where you live if certain conditions are met.1 If the child is in foster care, they have the additional right to immediate enrollment in school without submitting any enrollment documents. The Education Law Center - Pennsylvania provides this Enrollment Guide explaining how to enroll a child living with someone other than a parent. (August 2024)