A woman has been arrested after she allegedly posed as a teenager in order to enroll as a student at a New York City high school. Authorities said that Kacy Claassen has been accused of enrolling at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx with a fake name and birthday, claiming she was a 16-year-old, according to News 12, WABC and NBC New York. Claassen, 28, enrolled at the school on April 13 under the name Shamara Rashaad, according to a criminal complaint viewed by News 12. She allegedly told the school's principal that she was originally from Ohio at the time of her enrollment, per WABC.
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Woman, 28, Posed as Teen to Enroll as Student at New York City High School
May 8, 2026
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