By Claudia Vargas, Inquirer Staff Writer
[…]Joseph DelGrosso, head of the Newark Teachers Union and a teacher for 25 years, said he worked with Rouhanifard when his union and the district were seeking retroactive pay for teachers who had been working without a contract.
“We had dealt with him on numerous occasions. He was competent in the job he was given,” DelGrosso said. When one conversation led to Rouhanifard’s talking to him about education, however, the official’s lack of experience turned him off, DelGrosso said.
“I told him, ‘Come back when you shave,’ ” DelGrosso said.
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