Pubdate: Friday, December 17, 1999 Source: Toronto Star (CN ON) Copyright: 1999, The Toronto Star Contact: http://www.thestar.com/ Page: A35 Section: Letters Author: Phyllis Benedict NO PROOF TEACHERS USE ECSTASY On Nov. 20, The Star ran a front-page article entitled Agonizing over Ecstasy. It alleges that Ecstasy "is moving from the rave scene to the mainstream . . . populated by lawyers and schoolteachers." This constitutes stereotyping of the worst sort. Are you suggesting that teachers and lawyers are drug users? There is no evidence in the article to support this. In fact, there is no evidence anywhere in the article that the larger "realm of 30- and 40-something circles" is using Ecstasy. We know that some people like to bash teachers and lawyers: they feel that these groups make easy targets. We didn't expect it from a major daily newspaper such as yours. Phyllis Benedict President, Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario Toronto - --- MAP posted-by: Keith Brilhart