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Woman, 28, posed as teen to get into NYC high school — here’s why

Nypost · · 436 words · By Joe Marino; Patrick Reilly; Natalie O'Neill
School Security Criminal Fraud Public Assistance Abuse
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6 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A 28-year-old woman who faked being a 16-year-old to attend New York City high school was busted when the principal found her Facebook profile”
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Multiple independent sources (FOX, MSN, NZ Herald, The Post) confirm a 28-year-old woman (Kacy Claassen) posed as a 16-year-old to attend a Bronx high school and was discovered via her Facebook profile.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Humans of New York (HONY) is a photoblog and book of street portraits and interviews collected on the streets of New York City. Started in November 2010 by photographer Brandon Stanton, Humans of New …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humans_of_New_York
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of the 2000 Census, over half of the 37,279 people of Japanese ancestry in the U.S. state of New York lived in New York City. As of 2012, the New York City metropolitan area was home to the largest…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_in_New_York_City
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since its founding in 1625 by Dutch traders as New Amsterdam, New York City has been a major destination for immigrants of many nationalities who have formed ethnic enclaves, neighborhoods dominated b…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_ethnic_enclaves
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“Kacy Claassen enrolled at the Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx last month claiming to be Shamara Rashad, born in 2010”
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Multiple sources confirm Kacy Claassen enrolled at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx using the name Shamara Rashad and claiming a birth year of 2010.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx on April 13, claiming to be a 16-year-old student named Shamara Rashad, according to a criminal complaint filed by a New York City ...
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/kacy-claassen-accused-posing-bro…
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web search NEUTRAL — From false identity to arrest Kacy Claassen allegedly enrolled at Westchester Square Academy on April 13 under the name Shamara Rashad, claiming to be 16 and from Ohio.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/bronx-woman-charged-aft…
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors say Kacy Claassen, 28, used the name Shamara Rashad to enroll at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx, attending classes for two weeks before her ruse was discovered. (Hal Bergman ...
https://www.silive.com/crime-safety/2026/05/28-year-old-woma…
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“She attended classes for two weeks — and was even issued a school ID with the phony name and age”
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NZ Herald and other reports confirm she attended classes for two weeks. The Post specifically mentions the criminal complaint regarding the phony name and age used for enrollment.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at the Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx last month claiming to be Shamara Rashad, born in 2010, who had just moved to the Big Apple from Ohio with her sister, according t…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/28-year-old-woman-atte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at Westchester Square Academy on April 13, attending two weeks of classes at the Bronx high school. Using the name Shamara Rashad, she claimed to have been born in 2010, despite…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bronx-school-enrolment-frau…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen’s brief stint under the pseudonym Shamara Rashad was the talk of the school on this week. Some students described Claassen as “an old lady,” while others said she had a youthful appearan…
https://gothamist.com/news/bronx-high-schoolers-say-vibes-we…
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“Dead-giveaways on the social media page lists her birthday as July 29, 1997”
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The NZ Herald explicitly states that her Facebook profile listed her birthdate as July 29, 1997, which contradicted her claim of being born in 2010.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at the Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx last month claiming to be Shamara Rashad, born in 2010, who had just moved to the Big Apple from Ohio with her sister, according t…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/28-year-old-woman-atte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen claims she impersonated a 16-year-old high school student because her friend pressured her into it.Using the name Shamara Rashad, she claimed to have been born in 2010, despite her Faceb…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bronx-school-enrolment-frau…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx on April 13, claiming to be a 16-year-old student named Shamara Rashad, according to a criminal complaint filed by a New York City pol…
https://www.fox5ny.com/news/kacy-claassen-accused-posing-bro…
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“Claassen was arrested April 27 at the school campus and is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, trespassing and criminal impersonation.”
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Multiple sources (AOL, The Guardian, The Post) confirm her arrest on April 27 at the school campus and the charges of criminal impersonation, trespassing, and endangering the welfare of a child.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen enrolled at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx on April 13 under the name “Shamara Rashad.”She was arrested Monday afternoon on the campus of Herbert H. Lehman High School, the loca…
https://www.aol.com/articles/york-woman-28-arrested-imperson…
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web search NEUTRAL — Claassen was charged on April 27 with criminal impersonation and trespassing.Marques Rich, principal of Westchester Square Academy, did not immediately return a message left for him on the school’s we…
https://www.kait8.com/2026/05/07/28-year-old-woman-charged-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal impersonation in the second degree as well as trespassing on 28 April, the day after her arrest, Bronx court records show.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/new-york-bro…
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“She has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court on June 15”
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The Guardian, The Post, and NZ Herald all confirm that she pleaded not guilty and that her next court appearance was scheduled for June 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — Kacy Claassen pleaded not guilty to charges of criminal impersonation in the second degree as well as trespassing on 28 April, the day after her arrest, Bronx court records show.Claassen’s next court …
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/07/new-york-bro…
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web search NEUTRAL — Claassen was arrested April 27 at the school campus and is charged with endangering the welfare of a child, trespassing and criminal impersonation. She has pleaded not guilty and is due back in court …
https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/28-year-old-woman-atte…
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web search NEUTRAL — Claassen has pleaded not guilty to charges of endangering the welfare of a child, trespassing, and criminal impersonation. She is set to appear in court again on June 15. While her Facebook profile cl…
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/bronx-school-enrolment-frau…
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