A 29-year-old woman was arrested after she allegedly spent four days fraudulently enrolling as a high school student in New Jersey.
Hyejeong Shin, from New Brunswick in the state, has been charged with one count of providing a false government document with the intent to verify one’s identity or age, NBC News reports.
Police said she showed a false birth certificate “with the intent to enrol as a juvenile high school student”.
“Last week, by filing some false documents, an adult female posing as a student was able to be enrolled in our high school,” New Brunswick Public School District Superintendent Aubrey Johnson said at a board of education meeting.
Shin spent a lot of time in school with guidance counselors who were trying to find out more about her, Mr Johnson added.
He said staff members at the school “uncovered this woman’s ruse and enabled us to address this situation promptly”.
“Our staff immediately notified the appropriate authorities after determining that it was dealing with fraudulent information. The person in question has now been charged “On Wednesday, Mr Johnson issued a statement.
He added that the school has warned students not to have any further contact with the woman, both in person and remotely.
Mr. Johnson stated that the district will review its enrollment process in order to better identify false documentation.
“This is an unfortunate event. Communication has been provided to the parents of individuals that the young lady may have come into contact with, and communication has been provided to all high school parents today,” Mr Johnson said.
Police have said schools are required to “immediately enrol unaccompanied children, even in the absence of records normally required for enrolment”.
However, a district can request such documents later to verify a student’s age.
The Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office stated that the incident is not being investigated.
It was unclear whether Shin has retained counsel.
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