State lawmaker pushing for change after White Bear Lake High School scandal

22-year-old man allegedly posed as White Bear Lake student

A GOP Minnesota lawmaker is calling for the superintendent of the White Bear Lake School District to resign after a 22-year-old man allegedly enrolled in the high school under false documents. FOX 9's Babs Santos has the latest details.

WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A Minnesota lawmaker is calling for accountability and legislative reform following revelations that a 22-year-old man used false documents to enroll at White Bear Lake Area High School while posing as a 17-year-old student.

In a letter sent this week to White Bear Lake Area Schools Superintendent Wayne Kazmierczak, Rep. Elliott Engen (R-36A) urged the superintendent to resign, citing what he called a "catastrophic lapse" in basic enrollment verification that enabled the man to allegedly commit illegal sexual acts against a minor.

Now, White Bear Lake authorities are investigating criminal charges, including fraud, forgery, and unlawful conduct involving minors.

The district says it followed its standard enrollment procedures, which include requiring a birth certificate, driver’s license or utility bill, and immunization records. However, school officials admit the man used fraudulent documents and a false identity to enroll.

Rep. Engen says the situation reflects a breakdown in the district’s enrollment vetting and believes stronger legislation is needed to prevent this from happening again elsewhere. He is advocating for standardized statewide identity verification protocols and the removal of current exemptions for migrant students.

Rep. Engen adds that he has already started discussions with colleagues about potential legislative action.

"I know that White Bear Lake has asserted that they did everything by the book, but if it’s done by the book and yet you have a 22-year-old posing as a 17-year-old, something went wrong," Rep. Engen said.

More details about the suspect

The individual, 22-year-old Kelvin Luebke, was known to students for about a month as "KJ Perry," a 17-year-old member of the football team.

The backstory:

He was previously convicted for sending explicit images to a 15-year-old and was reportedly adopted from Liberia at age five. He had been living in the area with caretakers, who told FOX 9 he may suffer from age dysphoria and possesses two birth certificates.