Woman, 28, charged after allegedly posing as 16-year-old Bronx student
Summary
A 28-year-old woman named Kacy Claassen pretended to be 16 and enrolled in a Bronx high school using a fake name and birth date. She was arrested and charged with criminal impersonation and trespassing after the school discovered her true age from social media.Key Facts
- Kacy Claassen claimed to be a student born in 2010 and used the name Shamara Rashad to enroll at Westchester Square Academy on April 13.
- The school principal found her real identity on social media and confronted her.
- Claassen admitted a friend told her to lie to get more public assistance.
- She was arrested on April 27 and pleaded not guilty to the charges the next day.
- Claassen was released without bail and is scheduled to appear in court on June 15.
- New York City’s public school system called enrollment fraud a serious crime and is investigating.
- Similar cases happened before, including a woman arrested in New Jersey for fake enrollment and a man in Dallas who entered high school under a false name.
- Past cases sometimes included additional charges or requirements like probation or mental health testing.
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