Kensington residents move to block school

Residents in Kensington, Brooklyn are riled over plans to build a 735-seat primary and intermediate school in their neighborhood, according to the Wall Street Journal, after it was revealed that the facility would largely serve students in an adjacent school district. Yeruchim Silber, vice chair of the local community board’s land use committee, said that residents are staunchly opposed to the project, contending that even families that live nearest to the school could be denied access because of school district boundaries. “The overwhelming sentiment was against it,” Silber said of the proposed school. “We’d rather save [that site] for a school that would serve our board.” The city’s Department of Education said it will welcome community input on the school project until Friday, after which point it will decide whether to move forward with its plans. [WSJ]

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