The Upper East Regional Second Cycle Institutions Association of the Parent Teacher Associations (PTA) has expressed its displeasure with the inconsistencies in the education sector. At a press conference in Bolgatanga, the Regional Chairman, Clement Bukari, cited the course duration and performance of second cycle schools as points of references, and indicated that “current policies of the sector were merely toying with the future of students.” It, therefore, called for policies which would stand the test of time. On the Senior High School, members expressed their displeasure with the course duration of three years, which later changed to four and back to three years. The association blamed the government for the lapses in the educational sector, and urged that any change in the course duration should come with the corresponding infrastructure and above all, with quality teaching. According to the association, policies should last for at least 10 years before change, while attention should be paid to challenges likely to come up within the period. “Also, course books which could come with the change should be made available at the right time,” he added. The association also drew government's attention to the inconsistencies in the release of the feeding grants which sometimes forced schools in the three regions of the north, to close early and re-open late. It also called on parents to see the education of their wards as a priority and partner other stakeholders to improve it in the region and called on students to eschew all vices, and submit themselves to authority.