Ayo Harrington, the president of the United Parents Association, was more effusive.

Ayo Harrington, the president of the United Parents Association, said her organization had received many calls from parents weighing the decision to keep their children out.

In 1968 he was the president of the United Parents Association, a citywide parents' advocacy group.

Robin Brown, the president of the United Parents Association, said the councils could make a difference if their members were properly trained.

But Jan Atwell, vice president of the city's United Parents Association, said students should not be automatically treated like "convicts."

The United Parents Association of New York City had sought authority to hire principals and set budgets, but lost.

"There are bullies throughout the system," said Ayo Harrington, president of the United Parents Associations.

Robin Brown, the president of the United Parents Association of New York, said she had not really seen a difference in the schools yet.

Robin Brown, president of the United Parents Associations, said her group's resolution on the matter passed unanimously.

"This fiasco severely undermines the mayor's credibility," said Robin Brown, the president of the United Parents Association.