Schools & Family Safety: Teacher Fired Over Student Sex, Predator Arrests, Metal Detectors to Middle Schools & Board Tensions, Cocoa High PRIDE Awards
Key Questions
What led to the firing of a Cocoa Beach High School teacher?
Kirsten Rose, age 37, was fired April 28 following charges of lewd acts and sexual misconduct involving a minor.
What safety upgrades are being added to Brevard middle schools?
Metal detectors will be installed in 12 middle schools following a gun incident at Cocoa High School.
What recognition did Cocoa High teachers receive?
Cocoa High presented Tiger PRIDE awards to teachers to boost morale amid ongoing staffing shortages and board tensions.
Cocoa Beach HS Kirsten Rose 37 fired Apr28 post-lewd+5 sex minor; Cocoa PD May1 Marquis Wall 33 lewd battery/solicit impregnated minor; board Apr28 Teri Susin interrupts expulsions/diversion/no-bid; detectors 12 middles post-Cocoa HS gun; Cocoa High Tiger PRIDE teacher awards boost morale; teaching jobs open amid shortages; Brevard Libraries youth summer reading program free prizes/bus rides through Aug1.
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Updated Jul 3, 2026