Carol King is vice president of human resources at a $127-$bed facility located in a small farming town. She has been at Robbins Memorial Hospital for only $2$ weeks, but has already concluded that the human resources department is not well developed and there are no policies for many situations.

The following situation was described to King by the food service manager:

A cook at Robbins Memorial Hospital was observed taking a chicken and other food from a storage area and putting the items in a bag under his coat. As the employee entered his car to go home he was stopped by security officers and told that they were making a package check of the contents of the bag he was carrying. The employee objected, but the security officers insisted, stating that there was a policy allowing inspection of all packages removed from the facility. The employee relented and the food items were found in the bag $.$

The employee was terminated by the food service manager for theft. He filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $($EEOC$)$ alleging that his dismissal resulted from discrimination based on the fact that he is the only food service employee who is an ethnic Italian and that other employees regularly take food from the department. Therefore, his termination was based solely on the fact that he is Italian and he was "singled out." King and the security director have no knowledge that other employees are stealing.

Question: $-$What position should the facility take when contacted by EEOC?