Boston city leaders are expected to discuss the case involving a 32-year-old woman accused of posing as a student and attending three different high schools in the city.
Shelby Hewitt is now facing multiple charges, including identity fraud and forgery.
Hewitt is a former DCF employee, accused of falsifying documents and impersonating a teenager to attend three Boston public high schools: Jeremiah Burke, Brighton and English.
According to the criminal complaint, the alleged fraud was exposed on June 14 when a man came to English High claiming he was withdrawing his daughter for bullying, and the school discovered an error in his paperwork and notified police.
Investigators searched an apartment in Jamaica Plain last week and allegedly discovered documents that had been filed with the juvenile court and DCF, apparently used to enroll Hewitt in schools under two different names.
A neighbor, who did not want to be named, said it was a shock when police showed up at his apartment building apparently gathering evidence against Hewitt.
“I need to know more about what is going on and if there is human trafficking in my building, yes I am very concerned,” the neighbor said. “I don’t understand the connection between her posing as a student at school and human trafficking. I don’t understand, I don’t know what that connection is.”
City Councilwoman Erin Murphy is expected to offer an order Wednesday for a hearing to discuss concerns about enrolling women in Boston schools. City council meetings are held at noon.
