Just, wow. If there’s a contract involved, the Board is out of line, IMHO.
Here’s the larger issue, too: what about her pension and insurance and other ‘perks?’ I say, they should buyout her contract and dump her post haste.
I don’t know, maybe it’s just me, but if I forgot my child in a vehicle and they died, I think I’d want to curl up into a ball for a couple two three years. Job would be the last thing on my mind. Spending time with my other child would be most important.