Overview
- Education Minnesota updated its finalists page Monday to note that Thomas Rosengren had withdrawn after Alpha News asked about the photos last week.
- Public photos from a 2019 Mr. Minneapolis Eagle contest show Rosengren in bondage gear during a sexually themed stage act documented by The Leather Journal.
- Rosengren teaches sixth-grade social studies and earth science and directs theater at Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City, which announced his finalist status on April 6.
- Superintendent Kip Lynk said he could not share more without Rosengren’s consent under Minnesota’s Government Data Practices Act.
- Reporters note open questions about student exposure and district awareness, and Education Minnesota plans to name the 2026 winner on May 3 at Saint Paul RiverCentre.