A Former Worker Talks About Her Relationship with a Football Coach

Introduction

Paige Shiver worked for Sherrone Moore. She says they had a relationship for many years. She talked about it on TV. She says the university knew but did nothing.

Main Body

The relationship started in January 2022. Paige was an intern. Sherrone was a coach. Later he became head coach. She became his assistant. Other coaches knew about the relationship. Paige became pregnant. She has a disease called Pompe disease. Doctors said she should not continue the pregnancy. Sherrone told her to do what was right for her body. She ended the pregnancy. Paige says other coaches asked her to help Sherrone when he was upset. She did this because she was afraid to lose her job. She says no one cared about her feelings. The university fired Sherrone in December 2024. They said the relationship broke his contract. But earlier, an investigation did not find anything because both said no. Paige did not trust the investigation. After firing, Sherrone went to her apartment without permission. He was angry. He took knives and said he would hurt himself. Police arrested him. He said he was guilty of two small crimes. He got 18 months of probation. He cannot contact Paige. Paige thinks he should have gotten more punishment.

Conclusion

People are looking at the university's sports department. Paige says the university did not help her. The university says it acted quickly. The legal case is over, but Paige says the punishment was not enough.

Vocabulary Learning

afraid (adj.)
scared or worried / 害怕的;擔心的
Example:She was afraid to lose her job.
coach (n.)
a person who trains a sports team / 教練
Example:Sherrone was a coach.
fire (v.)
to make someone leave their job / 解僱;開除
Example:The university fired Sherrone.
job (n.)
work that you do to earn money / 工作;職業
Example:She was afraid to lose her job.
relationship (n.)
connection between people / 關係;感情關係
Example:They had a relationship for many years.

Sentence Learning

The relationship started in January 2022.
Time Marker: This sentence uses "in January 2022" to show when the relationship started.這個句子使用「在2022年1月」來表示關係開始的時間。
Paige says the university knew but did nothing.
Contrast Connector: The word "but" connects two opposite ideas: the university knew, but it did not do anything.詞語「但是」連接兩個相反的觀點:大學知道,但是沒有採取任何行動。
She did this because she was afraid to lose her job.
Reason: The word "because" gives the reason for her action: she was afraid to lose her job.詞語「因為」提供了她行動的原因:她害怕失去工作。
After firing, Sherrone went to her apartment without permission.
Time Marker: "After firing" tells us when Sherrone went to her apartment. It shows the sequence of events.「被解僱後」告訴我們Sherrone去她公寓的時間。它顯示了事件的順序。
She talked about it on TV.
Prepositional Phrase: "On TV" is a prepositional phrase that tells where she talked about it.「在電視上」是一個介詞短語,說明她在哪裡談論這件事。