THE ROLE OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS IN THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF A SAFE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT IN NIGERIA

Abstract

A safe and healthy school environment is considered critical to education. Therefore, this paper examines the role of educational administrators in the provision and maintenance of a safe schools’ environment. The paper discussed the concept of a safe school environment and its components, the role of educational administrators in the provision and maintenance of a safe school environment as well as the nexus between safe school environment and educational development. The paper submits that; a safe school environment is a requisite in the process of actualizing a rapid educational development in the societies. Therefore, the paper recommends that, all the stakeholders should work together to ensure that, the school environment is safe and secured for teaching and learning instructions.