place ready for disruptive children until September, when she knew of at least two children who need such a facility right now.

Ms Jennifer Smith made these comments during the Motion to Adjourn in the House of Assembly on Friday.

"The alternative school which will be ready in September, but this leaves those who are currently disruptive with no place to go,'' she said.

Ms Smith said she knew of a seven-year-old who had been suspended and a 14-year-old who had been expelled and there was no where available to deal with them.

"What is a young person to do? He should be given help to resolve the behaviour. It's no good to say an alternative school will be available in September.'' Community and Cultural Affairs Minister the Hon. Wayne Furbert said the Education Minister has come in for a lot of unfair criticism lately.

Mr. Furbert said the mega school had come in for a lot of criticism and what was needed for the school was a name.

Transport Minister the Hon. Maxwell Burgess said he supported the education reforms because the old system separated children between the academically inclined and "the others''.

But the education reforms will help students to develop themselves.

Meantime UBP whip John Barritt said he was disturbed at a recent "bike-jacking'' incident and he asked that Bermudians be more vigilant when they see incidents happen.

"I'm not suggesting that we be vigilantes but we have got to keep an eye open, write down numbers, and be detectives.'' On a separate issue, Mr. Barritt said he was concerned about the kind of programmes available through cable and satellite television.

While not calling for a "morality squad'' he said parents needed to exercise more judgment in what they allow their children to see.

Mr. Barritt said a device that allowed parents to shut down certain channels would be ideal so that control and discretion where control and discretion are appropriate,'' could be used.

Shadow Human Affairs Minister Ms Renee Webb criticised UBP backbencher Mr.

Rick Spurling for using the term `illegitimate children'' during a previous speech about social ills.

Ms Webb said it was wrong to stigmatise such children because such a stigma leads to lowered self esteem.

"I'm not promoting children to be born out of wedlock,'' she said. "Some women are making choices to have kids with no husband.

"We need to promote positive attitudes and stop the negative stereotyping perpetuated by the media.'' Mr. Spurling promptly apologised for using the term in his speech.

Meantime, Ms Webb slammed a report in The Royal Gazette which stated that no PLP politician had replied to a letter from the national drugs commission that invited them to join a Politicians Against Drugs group.

She said the PLP decided to meet with NDC chairman Mr. Mansfield Brock to find out what the terms and objectives of the group would be.

Meetings were set up but they were cancelled. She said the PLP was never against the group.

"We do not support the drug trade and by not sending the letter that does not mean we are against the formation of the group.'' PLP leader Mr. Frederick Wade said the civil servant who was quoted in the story did not tell the "whole story''.

Mr. Wade said the PLP intended to send Shadow Ministers Ms Webb, Ms Jennifer Smith, Mr. Nelson Bascome and Dr. Ewart Brown to the NDC meeting.

None of the meetings were held but Mr. Wade said one of the ideas the PLP were proposing involved a speaking tour where pairs of politicians from either party would visit schools, churches, girl guide and scout organisations. Mr.

Wade said a meeting with the NDC was preferable than sending 18 separate letters.

Mr. Leon (Jimmy) Williams (PLP) said he was alarmed at the increase in crime in Bermuda as the tourist season approaches.

He said that it was shameful that the hotels and the BIU had trouble signing a contract and it was about time that both the HEB and BIU worked together.

UBP backbencher Mrs. Grace Bell said Bermuda was not unlike other countries in the world when it came to the problem of teen pregnancy and it took more than words to solve it.

Premier the Hon. Sir John Swan said there was strong support in the community for the National Drugs Commission although it needed all it could get.

Sir John said it did not help matters when the Opposition leader encouraged parents who were protesting Government's mega school project "to lie down in front of a bulldozer'', at Prospect.

The Premier said Government intended to produce a school where children could learn more than the three R's.

Mr. Walter Lister (PLP) said that while current legislation regarding television and movie ratings was out dated the broadcast commission had an impossible task because of the sheer amount of programming Bermudians were exposed to.

Management and Technology Minister the Hon. Grant Gibbons said the 1987 cable regulations allowed for a cable lock if a parent wanted to "lock out certain programmes''.