Teacher Returns After Controversy | Minneapolis News

Minneapolis News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 20, 2026 · 1m

A teacher once hailed as a finalist for Minnesota’s Teacher of the Year is back in the classroom—just four months after his previous job ended amid explosive controversy over explicit photos he’d posted online. Now teaching fifth grade at DaVinci Academy, where LGBTQ+ curriculum has drawn past protests, Rosengren uses a different name on staff directories but his old identity remains on his state teaching license. The school declined to discuss how they vetted him or whether any background checks were done, citing privacy laws. He’s currently teaching writing—and the nation is watching…