Sometime Wednesday morning, Darien High School officials began getting reports of an odor in various parts of the building, but it was deemed safe by Darien Fire Department, according to a high school official.
“The odor was a result of work being completed on the cafeteria extension,” Assistant Principal Paul Ribeiro said in an email that went out to parents, but not news organizations — a typical practice in Darien Public Schools.
“Fire Department personnel will remain in the building all day to help monitor the situation,” Ribeiro said in the email, sent at 11:11 a.m.
This was not the first stench recently encountered at the high school: In late October, sidewalk work was stopped after it was determined that it was causing an odor in G-Wing at the school building.