‘Do I look like a seventh grader?’: Mom convicted of sneaking into teen daughter’s middle school to highlight safety lapses

The Texas mom who disguised herself as a teenager in order to sneak into her daughter’s school has been convicted of trespassing — but she won’t spend any time behind bars.

As Law&Crime previously reported, Casey Garcia was arrested in June 2021 after posting video of herself posing as her 13-year-old daughter and sneaking into the girl’s school. She said she did it as a “social experiment” and to highlight security gaps at schools amid mass shootings.

At the time, Garcia was 30 years old; her daughter was 13.

Left: Casey Garcia after having snuck into her teenage daughter’s school (via her YouTube account). Right: Casey Garcia (booking photo via El Paso (Tex.) County Sheriff’s Office).

A jury convicted Garcia earlier this week, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced on Facebook.

“On Wednesday, November 15th, 2023, Casey was on trial, and the Jury deliberated a guilty verdict, with a sentence of 6 months probation, 100 hours of community service, and a $700 probated fine,” the announcement said.

The sheriff’s office described Garcia’s offense:

In 2021, El Paso County Sheriff’s Detectives assigned to the Peter John Herrera Patrol Station responded to a criminal trespass report at San Elizario Middle School. Detectives met with school administration, who informed them that 30-year-old Casey Garcia posed as her 13-year-old daughter and attended several classes throughout the school day. Garcia posted her trespassing on TikTok’s social media platform, citing that she was trying to make a point by proving the ease with which an adult could enter the campus. Detectives later obtained a warrant of arrest for Garcia for criminal trespass.

At the time, a YouTube account showed video in which Garcia — wearing glasses, a yellow Marvel hoodie, and face mask — described herself entering her daughter’s school.

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