Could Teacher who had Stroke Just before Performance Evaluation Obtain Benefits?

A negative evaluation could lead to her termination, although the process normally would take years, and she hadn’t received prior negative evaluations. On appeal, the teacher argued that the court should have applied the less strict, but-for standard because there was an identifiable accident; the evaluation. The teacher did not point to any physical activity she was engaging in when the stroke occurred and the evaluation was not unexpected. For example, she had never received a negative evaluation. Moreover, even if the principal gave her a negative evaluation, and assuming it led to her termination, that process would take years.