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KITCHENER â€" Parents, the government and the meâ€" dia got raked over the coals here during a bear pit session at a general meetâ€" ing of the regional Public School _ Men _ Teacher‘s Federation last Wedpesday. Ron Stephen, president of the federation, faced a fiveâ€"member panel with repâ€" resentatives from the school board, local Women Teachâ€" er‘s Federation and the media. f Fay Calnek, representing the Women Teacher‘s Fedâ€" eration, was one of the more outspoken panel members, berating the government, the school board and the federation itself for not attempting to reduce the wide gap in grants beâ€" tween _ elementary _ and secondary schools. She declared the $515 disparity in grants to be ‘‘inâ€" sulting"* to those teachers in elementary schools and felt there should be more vocal objections to _ it. Support services had been reduced or eliminated and Mr. Stephen blamed parâ€" ents for the lack of skills in _ students when â€" they reach university. Dan Fishâ€" er, of CKKW radio, queried Mr. Stephens on the position of the Federation in regards to complaints by univerâ€" classes were too large in primary grades, she said. Mr. Stephen said that he was aware of the situation and that it too appalled him. ‘*We spend more on prisonâ€" ers than we do on children,"‘ he remarked. However, he said, the federation was not silent but had other concerns. He then attacked the school boards, accusing them of being as silent as the Federâ€" ation. Rev. Harry Yanke, viceâ€" chairman of the Waterloo County board of Education, defended the board, remarkâ€" ing that they recognized the discrepancy but that recent grant cuts . had made things difficult. ""I hope the trustees will recognize the importance and take steps. The Kâ€"W Federated Apâ€" peal decided Monday, to postpone a decision that may terminate Kâ€"W Planâ€" ned Parenthood‘s memberâ€" ship in the Appeal. * The motion to defer a deâ€" cision was made by Appeal director, Jack Harper. sities on the quality of stuâ€" dents enrolling every year. ‘"‘The parents don‘t help us as much as they used to, said Mr. Stephens. â€" He cited the dress code in the schools, which has relaxâ€" ed over the years, as an example. He â€" remarked that parents. should be invited to take part in school activities. Steps are being taken, he said, to educate parents on what goes on in schools. ; The media came under fire when Mr. Stephen acâ€" cused them of publishing onty negative reports and taken, he said, to educate information is given out has and never will organize For Kitchener, Waterloo parents on what goes on except during education or start a strike." and Bridgeport Post Offices, in schools. h week. When ‘mass accusaâ€" He said that the last few Ray O‘Brien, Postmaster The media came under tions rained down on the years had been a period announced today that serâ€" fire when Mr. Stephen acâ€" media about the kinds of of confrontation and crisis vice will be curtailed over cused them of publishing items they chose to ree in education for teachers, the Remembrance Day onty negative reports and port, Mr. Fisher pointed out trustees and the ministry of _ holiday. Planned Parenthood action delayed He said the Appeal should seek the counsel of all parâ€" ticipating agencies before deciding to drop Planned Parenthood. Mr. Fisher noted little information is given out except during education pay little attention to posiâ€" tive aspects of the education system. Mr. Fisher defended the media by suggesting that if the federation wanted more positive reports pubâ€" tions rained down on the media about the kinds of items they chose to reâ€" port, Mr. Fisher pointed out This decision will be made at the next Federated Apâ€" peal meeting, Dec. 9. more â€" informative â€" about what‘s happening in the Planned â€" Parenthood is a * He said that the last few years had been a period of confrontation and crisis in education for teachers, trustees and the ministry of out against teachers strikes. Heâ€"remarked that he saw the right to strike as inâ€" surance but that in practice it didn‘t solve anything. ‘The Federation never has and never will organize or start a strike." that the school boards and the Federation were in the voluntary, charitable organâ€" ization designed to inform and educate the public on family planning. ally. It has been the subject of criticism â€" from _ religious denominations and private citizens because it advocates all methods of birth control. Though Planned Parentâ€" hood says it does not advoâ€" cate abortion, it is seen as a proâ€"abortion group to some people. commissioned by the develâ€" oper as adequate **would set a dangerous precedent and lower standards set in disâ€" trict impact studies"‘. According to Federated Appeal admissions commitâ€" tee chairman, Ron Sills, the majority of Appeal donors he has spoken with, "raised objections to the continued participation of Kâ€"W Planâ€" ned Parenthood in the Appeal."‘ s Mr. Sills estimated that donations amounting to The citizens‘ report was also accompanied by a petiâ€" tion containing the names of 14 people opposed to the project. Several citizens at the meeting accused the city of not informing them that the Sugarbush project ‘was coming up for discussion Monday. Subsequently, many donors withdrew or cutâ€"down their contributions to the Appeal as a result of Planned Parâ€" enthood‘s membership, he said. . City â€" planning â€" director Paul Dietrich said his departâ€" ment was not at fault for not notifying the citizens because the project was approved in principle in June. The Erbsville citizens {(Continued from page 1} T Lax s x/E 4 c eEIFE .. 2X ®2¢ Citizens protest a little flak For those cold morning starts call us ... We‘ve got a cure We accept most motor League Vouchers. Motorâ€"T uneups â€" Brake Service â€" General Repairs out to end criticism. © _ **What we‘re doing for the kid in school is the importâ€" ant thing."‘ . No mail It was necessary, he said, that these groups get about $8,000 were lost in this year‘s campaign beâ€" cause some donors were opposed to Planned Parentâ€" hood being an accredited agency. The Kâ€"W Federated Apâ€" peal is a local fundâ€"raising organization for charitable groups recognized by the government. He said the exact financial loss could not be determined but the administration beâ€" lieved it was substantial. Planned Parenthood askâ€" ed for $5,000 from the Appeal last year but only received $2,940. In a brief presented to Federated Appeal directors Monday, Planned Parentâ€" hood president, Judy Cherâ€" nysh, noted that the Appeal‘s goal for 1976 was $951,00 â€" a goal achieved and surpassed. By forming one organizaâ€" tion, campaigns for financial contributions to charities are minimized. will be informed again when the site plan approval and zone change request come before council in the future he said. Although some councillors expressed the opinion Monâ€" day that they were being forced to make judgements about the validity of the citizens‘ report and the developer‘s reports, Mr. Dietrich said judgement of the â€" developer‘s _ reports rests in the hands of the GRCA, the Region, the Minâ€" istry of Natural Resources and Ministry of the Environâ€" ment. The city is still waitâ€" ing for the seven conditions to be settled to the satisfacâ€" tion of these agencies before proceeding with a commuâ€" nity plan Mr. Dietrich said. Pi