29-year-old woman arrested after posing as high school student
Brady Knox
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A 29-year-old woman was arrested after posing as a high school student in New Jersey, police say.
Hyejeong Shin was able to attend New Brunswick High School for four days by using a fake birth certificate. She was eventually apprehended by police, ABC 7 reported. Though in custody, the ability of Shin to so easily enroll caused outrage among students and parents.
“Last week supposedly the administrators let in a 29-year-old,” one student told the outlet. “So basically everybody was scared. Some people gave their personal information to that lady.”
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“This old woman came to the school. She was trying to get kids to [hang out],” another student said. “It makes a lot of students feel insecure and I get it.”
Students staged a protest at the school Wednesday, and others maintain that an atmosphere of unease still permeates the school.
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New Brunswick Public Schools Superintendent Aubrey Johnson defended the actions of the district by citing a state law that “prohibits a student being prevented from attending school based on lack of documentation.”
A review of school protocol was mentioned in a school board meeting after the arrest.