Boston police are investigating the fraudulent enrollment of an adult woman who used falsified paperwork and paperwork to register as a high school student during the academic year, according to a letter from the Boston Public Schools superintendent obtained by 5 Investigates . According to the letter, at various times during the 2022-2023 school year, he attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Brighton High School and English High School, using the transfer student process and enrolling under various aliases. The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families said the woman is a former employee of the state agency. Sources tell 5 Investigates that she is 32 years old and was employed as a social worker by DCF from 2016 to 2017, through parts of 2018 and from December 2021 through February 2023. “The Department of Children and Families received a report and is investigating.” a written statement from DCF said Tuesday evening. ” is no longer employed by DCF as of February 2023.” The school district says a Boston Public Schools staff member noticed irregularities in the recorded paperwork and reported it to district management, who contacted Boston police. A Boston police report says there were red flags. raised by English High School administrators on June 14. According to the report, a man who was not identified went to the school and told administrators he was withdrawing his daughter because of the bullying she was allegedly receiving. The police report said the school Officials found the decision strange since the woman had been enrolled at the school less than a week earlier. “Concerned that there may be some type of custody issue with the parents, the school began requesting all enrollment documentation from the district,” the police report said. “It was upon examining the documentation that a school administrator had noticed that one of the forms submitted for enrollment was incorrect.” “While the investigation is in its early stages and remains ongoing, school officials have not identified any incidents of harm to students or staff,” reads the letter obtained by 5 Investigates. “At this time, school staff and investigators are contacting directly the families of students who may have interacted with this individual.” Police said the person has been released and ordered to stay away from Boston Public Schools facilities. “I am deeply concerned that an adult would break the trust of our school communities by impersonating a student,” Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper said in a written statement. “This appears to be an extremely sophisticated case of fraud. As soon as BPS staff identified irregularities with the student’s enrollment, the case was turned over to Boston Police, who are now conducting an criminal investigation.”5 Investigations spoke to the woman’s father, who said she needed mental health help and is now receiving treatment. Video below: Boston schools superintendent addresses safety concerns
BOSTON –
Boston police are investigating the fraudulent enrollment of an adult woman who used falsified paperwork and paperwork to register as a high school student during the academic year, according to a letter from the Boston Public Schools superintendent obtained by 5 Investigates .
According to the letter, at various times during the 2022-2023 school year, he attended Jeremiah E. Burke High School, Brighton High School and English High School, using the transfer student process and enrolling under various aliases.
The Massachusetts Department of Children and Families said the woman is a former employee of the state agency.
Sources tell 5 Investigates that she is 32 years old and was employed as a case worker by DCF from 2016 to 2017, for parts of 2018 and from December 2021 to February 2023.
“The Department of Children and Families received a report and is investigating,” DCF said in a written statement Tuesday evening. “[The worker] is no longer employed by DCF as of February 2023.”
The school district says a Boston Public Schools staff member noticed irregularities in the recorded paperwork and reported it to district management, who contacted Boston police.
A Boston police report says administrators at English High School raised red flags on June 14.
According to the report, a man who was not identified went to the school and told administrators he was withdrawing his daughter because of the bullying she was allegedly receiving.
The police report said school officials found the decision strange since the woman had been enrolled at the school less than a week earlier.
“Concerned that there may be some type of custody issue with the parents, the school began requesting all enrollment documentation from the district,” the police report said. “It was while looking at the paperwork that a school administrator noticed that one of the forms submitted for enrollment was incorrect.”
“While the investigation is in its early stages and remains ongoing, school officials have not identified any incidents of harm to students or staff,” the letter obtained by 5 Investigates reads. “At this time, families of students who may have interacted with this individual are being contacted directly by school staff and investigators.”
Police said the person has been released and ordered to stay away from Boston Public Schools facilities.
“I am deeply concerned that an adult would violate the trust of our school communities by impersonating a student,” Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper said in a written statement. “This appears to be an extremely sophisticated case of fraud. As soon as BPS staff identified irregularities with the student’s enrollment, the case was referred to Boston Police who are now conducting a criminal investigation.”
5 Investigates spoke with the woman’s father, who said she needed mental health help and is now receiving treatment.
Video below: Boston schools superintendent addresses safety concerns
