COCOA BEACH, Fla. – A Brevard County teacher is accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, authorities said.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37-year-old Kirsten Rose, a math teacher at Cocoa Beach Jr/Sr High School, on five counts of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and one count of lewd and indecent conduct by an authority figure, deputies said.
Investigators said the case came to light in March after the student’s parents grew suspicious when their son came home late from work. Deputies said the parents checked his location and found he was at an unfamiliar home.
When asked, the student told them he was at his girlfriend’s house but initially would not identify her, investigators said. Deputies said he later admitted the girlfriend was Rose.
According to investigators, the relationship began through communications on Instagram in November 2025.
Deputies said it became sexual in February 2026 and continued into March. Rose is being held in the Brevard County Jail without bond and is scheduled to be arraigned on May 5, authorities said.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Agent Kimone Edwards with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit at 321-633-8419.
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