Janell Lamons, a former student at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, stood with her mother, Robin Williams, at their home in Boston. CRAIG F. WALKER/GLOBE STAFF.

Janell Lamons, a former student at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, stood with her mother, Robin Williams, at their home in Boston. Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff/File. Advertisement.

Janell Lamons, 15, said in an interview that she met Ms. Hewitt last September at Jeremiah E. Burke High School, where the two would eat lunch together at the library.

Tricked friend Janell Lamons, 15, said she had questions over Hewitt's changing stories, but her friends 'felt really bad for her' and didn't probe further.

She's the person who pretended to be a student 16, 13 years old sitting among our children," said Robin Williams, Janell's mother. Hewitt's lawyer, Timothy Flaherty, has hired a psychiatric expert ...

The 32-year-old woman accused of pretending to be a Boston Public Schools student appeared in court for a brief hearing on Tuesday morning. Shelby Hewitt, of Canton, has pleaded not guilty to ...