New Jersey woman pushed 30 fakes into high school for nearly a week before authorities noticed

A New Jersey woman in her 30s was allegedly scammed into a New Brunswick high school before school authorities realized she was late to prom.

According to authorities, Hyejong Shin, 29, is accused of presenting a fake birth certificate to school authorities to attend classes with teenagers at a New Brunswick high school. New Brunswick School Principal Aubrey Johnson told the district school board at a meeting on Tuesday that the woman attended classes for four days.

Although she attended some classes, she spent most of her time with consultants trying to get more information about her, Johnson said during the meeting, which was posted online by New Brunswick Today.

“Authorities were immediately notified and the person in question was arrested for providing false documents,” Johnson said how he urged students not to mess with her.

“This is a sad event,” he also said. “The connection was made available to the parents of persons with whom the young lady might have come into contact, and today the connection was also made available to all parents of high school students.”

On Tuesday, Sheen, who lives in New Brunswick, was charged with providing a false government document to prove his identity or age.

Authorities alleged that she showed a fake birth certificate “with the intention of enrolling as a minor high school student.”

Police said New Jersey school districts must immediately enroll a student without a guardian and even without all the typical paperwork under state law.

A group of students reportedly attended a council meeting on Tuesday to express their concerns about the unfortunate situation.

“We feel in such danger and no one wants to listen to us,” student Ethan Calderon told New Brunswick Today today. “Don’t they care about us because we are minorities?”

The parent told News 12 New Jersey that she was concerned that there was no clear reason why the adult wanted to go back to high school.

“It happened last week and it’s alarming. As parents, we are the last ones to know what’s going on and we should be the first,” mother Yaritza Arroyo said, according to the news station.

“Our kids go to school and we send them there hoping and praying that they are safe, which is not the case.”