A high school English teacher from Waterville, Maine, named JoAnna St. Germain, made a series of angry and disturbing posts on Facebook this week. In those posts, she said that people who support former President Donald Trump should be killed. She also said the U.S. Secret Service should take action and “take out” every single person who supports Trump. She claimed they had the power to do it and should “coordinate” and make it happen.
She didn’t try to hide these thoughts. In fact, she seemed proud of what she was saying. She said that if she had the right training or ability, she would do it herself. She went on to say that she wasn’t talking about killing a real president, because she didn’t see Trump as a legitimate leader. In her words, a real president is someone who is legally and fairly elected. But she said Trump was running what she called a “fascist dictatorship,” and that’s why she believed he and the people close to him deserved to die.
In the comment section of that post, she didn’t back down. She said she was completely serious and repeated that she really meant what she said. She added that she would be willing to die for this belief.
The next day, she made another post. Again, she stood by her words. She said she wasn’t sorry, and she wasn’t going to take anything back. She even admitted that she knew writing this might get her fired and cause her to lose her job and benefits. Still, she said it was worth it to her because she believed she was telling the truth.
People online were very upset and shocked by her posts. Some were angry that she would say something so extreme while working as a teacher. In response to that anger, she made yet another post. She said she didn’t care what people thought. She said she had spent ten years teaching what she believed was the truth, and if people didn’t like it, she didn’t care. She used strong and offensive language toward her critics.
Later, she shared a message that the superintendent of Waterville Public Schools, Peter Hallen, had sent out. In that message, he said that the school district and other authorities were aware of the situation and were taking steps to keep everyone safe. He didn’t mention her name directly but said that he was treating the matter seriously and that the safety of students and staff was his main concern.
Not long after that, St. Germain posted again. She said very clearly that she knew what she was doing when she made the posts and that she was not sorry at all. She said she stood by everything she had written and didn’t regret it for a second.
Even with all this happening, her name was still on the school’s website as part of the staff list as of Friday. The teacher, the superintendent, and the school principal have not yet responded to requests for comment or explained what actions they might take next.
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