A married former teacher who was acquitted of sexually assaulting a student in July says the ordeal upended her life, but she still doesn’t regret helping a “kid in a rough spot” — and is even thinking of writing a book, she said.

Jill Lamontagne, 30, was acquitted in July on all 14 counts she faced involving a 17-year-old student at Maine’s Kennebunk High School who alleged he had a sexual relationship with the former health teacher. Nearly two months later, Lamontagne is now working at a local diner and spending all the time she can with her husband and two children while pondering her next move.

Still, Lamontagne admits the acquittal hasn’t been a panacea for her troubles.

“I don’t get my job back, [attorney] fees back, the old version of me back,” she told the Portland Press Herald. “I don’t get rid of the trauma. I’m innocent, that’s it.”

Lamontagne hasn’t ruled out a return to the classroom, although it would likely be in another district, since she blames school officials for helping police in their investigation.

“I think the weak part of the puzzle was my administration and superintendent,” Lamontagne continued. “The superintendent and principal assisted the police in building a case against me.”

Kathryn Hawes, the district’s superintendent, disagreed with that claim, saying the district only assisted law enforcement when requested.

“We did not do that in this case, nor would we ever do it,” Hawes told the newspaper in an email.

District officials seemingly ended any hope for a possible reunion, issuing a statement after the July 26 verdict acknowledging a “troubling failure by one of our teachers” to comply with its policy barring employees from communicating with students via phone or social media.

Hawes was even more direct, telling the York County Coast Star: “Our policy is don’t use your personal cellphone. You need to find a different way to reach students.”

Lamontagne insists she was never specifically told to not exchange texts with students, claiming it was a suggestion from Hawes at the time and not a district policy. Hawes, meanwhile, said the policy was updated in June 2018, but claimed teachers had been informed earlier via a letter.

But looking back, Lamontagne said she had no regrets.

“I gave 110 percent,” she said. “I did what I thought was right for a kid in a rough spot. I couldn’t have done more, but I couldn’t have done less and been OK with it.”

Lamontagne now hopes to write a book one day about the ordeal.

“I’ve filled multiple notebooks over the past year,” she said. “A book is a goal.”

She’s also considering a foray into other careers, including nursing or another job in health care, possibly counseling or holistic health.

“I want the healed version of me to figure out what to do next, not the wounded,” she told the newspaper.