A series of meetings have been held throughout the county

The school governors also voted not to attend their next meeting with council officials scheduled for 8 November.

Instead they will meet with parents locally to discuss a plan of action.

Gwynedd council leader Richard Parry Hughes called on them to change their minds, saying the present situation was unsustainable and change inevitable.

Gwynedd council is reviewing all primary school provision within the council because they claim falling pupil numbers mean the present system is unsustainable with each pupil costing the council around �3,000 to educate.

The council are pushing forward their own agenda at too fast a pace Glyn Owen, governor

Possible changes include linking schools together under one head teacher or creating area schools.

The council has faced opposition to their plans in more than one area of the county, but the Dwyfor governors are the first to halt the consultation process to follow their own agenda.

Governor Glyn Owen said:"We don't feel that we've been given enough information by the council, we've seen conflicting statistics and a report which suggests that standards could fall if school are federalised.

"The council are pushing forward their own agenda at too fast a pace.

"There have been meetings but they have been presentations, rather than discussions, and officers have been unhappy when anyone speaks up against their plans."

Council leader Mr Parry Hughes warned however that not moving ahead would mean some schools could face closure.

"Think again"

"It makes me sad when I hear about decisions like this because in reality they are setting an agenda to close rural schools which is completely at odds with my own desire.

"I call on them to think again, because staying as they are is not an option."

Mr Parry Hughes said the only mistake the council had made in the consultation process, a mistake he apologised for, was that they had said the changes were not because of the need to save money.

There was no need to save money at present, he added, but people should understand that it could become an issue when pupil numbers began to drop.