Camden’s school superintendent says the NJEA has it wrong.

The state’s largest teachers union has lodged a legal challenge against a plan to transfer operation of five of the city’s lowest-performing schools to charter networks, saying Camden’s approach circumvents the law.

Superintendent Paymon Rouhanifard’s response: “What we’ve proposed is to dramatically improve five schools sincerely in need and what we’re proposing here is to revitalize those buildings and renovate them and to make sure those students receive a great academic experience and those schools have been struggling for decades and decades.”

“Look, change is hard, change is complex,” Rouhanifard added.

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