Exploring the Connection between Teachers Workplace Safety/Security, Challenges and Job Performance in Secondary Schools in Delta State

This paper used analytical review and discussion to explore the nexus between safety and security challenges and teachers job performance in secondary schools in Delta State. The challenging work environment of Nigerian secondary school teachers seem not interest education stakeholders as they face growing pressure to enhance students’ academic results. Institutions ought to offer sole and secured leadership for maximum performance of staff. The current safely and security conditions throughout Nigerian generally and Delta State in particular appear to influence teachers’ performance perceived in their lack of commitment, generated by fear leading to limited dedication, occupational stress intimidation, robbery, kidnapping, cult actions in educational facilities. Teachers therefore appear to be losing the enthusiasm and devotion which once complemented their tasks and responding less to school related activities, truancy, absenteeism and complete lack of compliance to rules and regulations which were the norms because of insecurity and it’s after effects. It is consequently important to ask what safety and security issues are predominantly affecting teachers’ job performance and secondary schools administration in Delta State.The findings which emerged are; in Delta State's public secondary schools, the following are the most common workplace safety and security issues that affect teachers' job performance: arson, malicious damage, robbery, theft, theft, kidnapping, hostage-taking, cultism, fire outbreak, industrial accident, job stress, rape or sexual assault, vandalism, environmental workplace hazard (pollution), fighting, and bullying or intimidation among others and the most common forms of workplace safety and security issues and teachers' job performance in Delta State's public secondary schools are significantly associated.