NYS: Teacher Lied to Get Job

The substitute teacher fired from the Gowanda Central School District when officials learned he had been convicted of manslaughter, lied to get the job. The state education department says Harold Eisenman told them the conviction stemmed from a reckless driving incident. In fact, Eisenman used a 2-year-old girl in a karate demonstration and she died the next day from internal injuries, including a ruptured spleen. He spent six years in prison after the non-jury conviction. The department says if they were allowed to do background checks as thoroughly when Eisenman was hired as they do now, he would not have been hired. The department is considering legal action.