But Fantini is not sure that the availability of the new drugs will curb pregnancies in Rindge and Latin.

"The health clinic did not guarantee us... one iota of success in the reduction of teenage pregnancy," he said.

Fantini wishes that efforts had been focused only on reducing teenage pregnancy through education.

"I had no comfort level at all [with this decision]," said Fantini, who added an amendment to the decision which he hopes will increase parent involvement and input in the health center.

"In this particular Teen Health Center, there is no dialogue with parents, nor is there an attempt to have any," he said.

Newly elected City Councillor Anthony D. Galluccio said he disagreed with the school committee's vote because working class families were unable to partake in the process.

"It moved too quickly. I really don't think there was the amount of parental involvement that there should have been," Galluccio said. "I would have been better equipped to make a decision on this issue if working class parents had been involved."

"We are becoming two different cities and the concerns of the working class people are becoming different than [those of] the people on Brattle Street," he said.

But Triantafillou and Chalfen said parents from all parts of the community had ample opportunity to voice their opinions.

"There were several meetings and they even extended the time; the opportunities were there," Triantafillou said.