Abstract
The study investigated the assessment of safety measures in the
management of public secondary schools in the Federal Capital Territory
(FCT), Abuja. Four research questions guided the study. A descriptive
survey was adopted and questionnaire was used for the study. The
population comprised all the six area councils in the FCT with 56 senior
secondary schools and 3339 teachers. A random sample of 270 teachers
was used. Data were analysed using mean and standard deviation .The
findings showed that electronic and human safety measures are not
adequately employed in schools. Physical safety measures such as
fencing, lightening of dark areas and clearing of bushes among others are
in use in FCT schools. Recommendations include; provision of security
resources by the government; frantic efforts by the principals in attracting
support from government, NGOs and the community and teachers’ good
relationship with students towards information gathering.