Is your district prepared to deal with worst case scenarios involving internal control issues? Worst case scenarios inherently lead to questions about staff performance. Be warned that before the district starts down one or more paths that could lead to various kinds of adverse personnel actions, it is absolutely essential to involve the district’s attorney on retainer. The term “adverse personnel action” is far more encompassing than it may appear at first glance. Failure to engage an attorney on the very front end of a potential personnel action process has often taken worst case scenarios to the next level.