Education
Brenner: Darien School District Shouldn’t Buy Pear Tree Point School Property
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Schools Superintendent Dan Brenner in the past two weeks has gone from seeming reservations to outright rejection of the idea to buy the land and buildings of Pear Tree Point School, which is going defunct at the end of the school year. Brenner explained his reasons to the Board of Education last week: The property, located on a prime piece of real estate in town, is too pricey; and the buildings aren’t suited to classroom sizes of Darien Public Schools. Also, there’s no cafeteria. Brenner also said that the property doesn’t fit in with the master plan for the district’s facilities. “We have taken a look, just because a lot of community members have approached me, saying, ‘Did you know?