MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES FOR PHYSICAL SECURITY IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN SOUTH EAST STATES, NIGERIA

Management strategies for physical security in secondary schools involve implementing policies, practices, and technologies to protect students, staff, and property. The study examined Management Strategies for Physical Security in Secondary Schools in South East States, Nigeria. At the 0.05 level of significance, three research questions and three hypotheses served as the study's compass. The study included 28, 573 teachers from 942 public secondary schools as its population. The sample comprised a total of 1500 teachers from 272 public secondary schools selected using disproportionate stratified random sampling techniques. The instrument used for the study was a questionnaire titled management strategies for physical security questionnaire (MSFPSQ) validated by three experts and subjected to reliability test using Cronbach Alpha that yielded index of 0.83 coefficients. Mean statistics was used to answer the research questions while analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The study revealed that teachers According to the study's findings, most from South East States, Nigerian teachers concurred that the implementation of emergency preparedness management strategies, the use of security budgets, and principals' collaboration with the community affected physical security in secondary schools in the region. To ensure a safe, secured and conducive learning environment, school administrators were to intensify their efforts in planning and devising means of countering any uncertainty ranging from provision of first aid kits, fumigating the environments, covering of gutters, ensuring the perimeter fencing of the schools is fenced, provision of lighting materials, installation of CCTV to cover blind spots, liaise with community, security agencies and stakeholders for supports.