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A woman was apprehended in northern New Jersey this week after allegedly using a forged birth certificate to enroll at a local high school, authorities said.
The woman, identified as Hyejeong Shin, 29, faces a single, third-degree charge for providing a false government document with intent to verify age or identity. Shin is accused of presenting a fake birth certificate to the New Brunswick Board of Education to attend public high school classes "as a juvenile" student.
The administration at New Brunswick High School circulated a letter explaining Shin's arrest & the accusations against her, which also contained her picture. She attended classes with other students for 4 days.
"She was pretending to be a freshman, which is more surprising because I don't believe she looks like a freshman," one student said. Another student said hat Shin sent text messages to several classmates asking them to "hang out."
"Some of the girls I know, the girl did ask them to hang out at Commercial Avenue, but they never showed up & she started acting weird with them," the student said. "It's scary because you never know what could happen."
The mother of a senior at New Brunswick High School told CBS News she was worried about the situation and asked how Shin was able to successfully enroll & attend classes without staff & security realizing her age. While the police investigation is underway, the school superintendent reportedly said that administrators will review their enrollment process & determine ways to better identify false documents going forward.
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Source: CBS News
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