A police department terminated an African-American probationary employee shortly before completion of a one-year training program for troopers. The department cited his sub-par performance in report writing and radio communications. A few months before the termination, the department had the employee professionally evaluated. It was determined that he had a possible learning disability and a remedial training program was devised to help him overcome the problem. However, by the time that the remedial efforts were to begin, his probationary period was ending. Due to his performance problems, the department chose to terminate him. The employee claimed race discrimination and pointed to another (white) trainee who had been having similar problems. That employee received special assistance for six months, starting at the outset of his training (although ultimately to no avail). The department attributed the differential treatment to the fact that the other employee’s problem became apparent sooner.