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    Influence of security management measures on safety of students in public secondary schools in embu east sub county, embu county, kenya
    (Chuka University, 2024) Njoroge Samwel Kagiri
    The execution and continuous review of security management measures enhances safety of students in a school. School safety is a crucial ingredient in providing quality education. Reacting to unrest and fatalities only when they occur reveal the unpreparedness of schools. The various reports of school fires, riots and drug abuse have raised concerns on the security management measures of public schools. The objective of the study was to establish the influence of security management measures on safety of students in public secondary schools of Embu East Sub -County, Embu County. The study applied descriptive survey design. The study population was composed of 10258 subjects that included secondary school Principals, Teachers, Students, Sub-county Quality Assurance and Standards Officer and Head of Fire Unit in the Embu East sub-county. Proportionate stratified random sampling was applied to select 25 out of 46 public secondary schools in Embu East Sub-county. From the selected 25 public secondary schools, simple random sampling was used to select 75 Teachers and 275 Students. One Sub-county Quality Assurance and Standards Officer, one Head of Fire Unit and 25 Principals were purposively sampled. The sample size was 377 respondents. The data collection tools used to gather data in the study were questionnaires for Principals, Teachers and Students, observation schedule for the researcher and interviews for Sub-county Quality Assurance Officer and Head of Firefighting unit. Piloting involved two school Principals, six Teachers, and 30 form three Students from Embu West Sub-county. The instrument’s validity was ascertained through expert judgement by supervisors and research experts from Faculty of Education, Chuka University. The reliability was determined by use of Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient. A reliability coefficient of 0.854 was yielded and deemed appropriate for research instruments. Analysis of data was done using SPSS version 26 after coding and cleaning. After analyzing the obtained data quantitatively and qualitatively, it was displayed in the form of tables, percentages and frequencies. Linear regression analysis was applied in data analysis. There was a significant influence of training of learners, training of teachers, schools’ technological infrastructure and security measures of physical facilities on safety of students in public secondary schools of Embu East Sub county. Most schools have not invested in technological infrastructure in the security management of learners. There is a weak link between public secondary schools and County Governments on disaster training and collaboration on averting fires and other hazards. The study recommends that the school management to nurture the formation, revival of clubs and societies and making them vibrant to train on conflict resolutions and offering skills and knowledge on accident and emergency situations responses to promote safety of learners. There is need for national and county government to collaborate to improve the physical facilities, installation of fire assembly points, firefighting training and equipment and constantly monitoring their suitability to enhance the safety of learners.