U.S.C. § 12111(5). 8 . A "qualified individual with a disability” is one "who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires.” 42 U.S.C. § 12111(8). 9 . "The term 'essential functions' means the fundamental job duties of the employment position the individual with a disability holds or desires." 29 C.F.R. § 1630.2(n)(l). "The essential functions are by definition those that the individual who holds the job would have to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, in order to be considered qualified for the position.” 29 C. F.R.App. § 1630.2(o). Here, the parties have not identified what they consider to constitute the "essential functions” of a teacher at 8, 1279-80 (Fed.Cir.1988) (<HOLDING>); Walders v. Garrett, 765 F.Supp. 303, 309
holding that it is not an appellate courts function to make findings of fact holding that inability to maintain regular and reliable level of attendance defeated plaintiffs qualification for the job holding that attendance can be an essential function of a position and that excessive absenteeism rendered an employee unqualified for such a position holding that imposition of punishment is a judicial function holding that attendance is a minimum function of any job