A high school English teacher in Maine appears to still have her job after she called for the assassination of President Donald Trump and his supporters and close advisors.
Waterville Senior High School teacher JoAnna St. Germain posted to her Facebook late last month that the Secret Service and U.S. military need to step in to murder Trump and his supporters, The Daily Wire chronicled here. The teacher’s threatening comments sparked an investigation by law enforcement, according to local reports.
St. Germain’s posts have since been wiped from her Facebook page, but her name still appears on the Waterville Senior High School staff directory, listing her as an English teacher.
Screenshot: WSHS website
The Daily Wire reached out to Principal Dr. Brian Laramee for clarification on St. Germain’s current employment status, but has not received a response.
Additionally, a parent of a student at Waterville reportedly recorded a conversation with staff at the school who allegedly said St. Germain had not been fired and is welcome to teach, though she has not been back to the school since calling for the murders. The Maine Wire reported on the recorded conversation but has been unable to independently verify it, nor has The Daily Wire.
Before wiping her social media, St. Germain published a lengthy Facebook post addressing her comments. She said she made them mostly because she wasn’t sleeping and was not in the right headspace. St. Germain also blamed past trauma.
“I had a mental breakdown due to severe insomnia and the stress of trying to cope with trauma inflicted on me by a domestic abuser and rapist, but I have sought the help I needed and my brain is mine again,” the teacher said.
“I’ve been under the care of an incredible psychiatric team. They saw what was happening, and worked with me to help me get fully back to myself. Mostly what I needed was sleep,” she continued. “I hope you have no idea the psychosis lack of sleep brings.”
“I regret my words of violence towards the current administration,” St. Germain added. “That is not in my heart when my brain is well. I have never received so much as a speeding ticket, and I loathe guns and violence. I meet every individual with respect and an open mind when I am well. I have the most genuine remorse for making people feel unsafe.”
She also doubled down on her opposition to the Trump administration, writing, “I meant every word I said about the rise of fascism and the horror of trafficking humans to foreign prisons.”
“My heart breaks every day for the vulnerable populations being targeted and irreparably harmed,” St. Germain wrote. “I love you. If you hate me? I still love you.”
Update on Waterville, Maine teacher who threatened to kill her students and the president. She was a victim. She just needed some rest and she promises she won’t kill any students who support Trump. pic.twitter.com/Ovc0j19lGx
— Better Maine (@MaineLogic) May 10, 2025
As reported by The Daily Wire, St. Germain’s past posts said that the U.S. Secret Service “has the perfect opportunity” to assassinate Trump.
“You are the ones with power. Coordinate,” she instructed. “Take out every single person who supports Trump’s illegal, immoral, unconstitutional acts. Look at the sycophants and give them what they’re asking for.”
“Secret Service, you are Americans. My beloved military, you are Americans. We, the people, are counting on you,” St. Germain added. “If I had the skill set required, I would take them out myself.”
Facebook: JoAnna St. Germain
Related: ‘F*** Fascism’: Maine Teacher Calls For Murder Of Trump Supporters, Top Officials In Unhinged Rants
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