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updated 4:52 p.m. ET Jan. 29, 2009

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Dressing up as a girl to take a high school Regents exam in place of female student landed a 17-year-old boy in some serious detention.

Deandre Ellis, 17, of Schenectady was arrested on a felony charge after the incident Tuesday.

City school officials said a monitor verifying that each student was taking the proper exam suspected something was amiss when the name on the test and the person taking it didn't match.

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District spokeswoman Karen Corona said a closer look revealed the test-taker was a boy masquerading as a girl.

Police said Ellis, who was released to probation authorities, was charged with burglary for entering the school to commit a crime. His public defender didn't immediately return a phone call or e-mail seeking comment.