Nigeria - 2021 - Education

National Policy on Safety, Security and Violence-Free Schools with its Implementing Guidelines

Ministry of Education, Nigeria

This policy responds to the needs of children and the violence that affects them in and around schools. It uses an all-hazard approach that builds on existing school safety and security laws and policy initiatives to identify and put mechanisms in place to address all kinds of hazards, including natural, man-made, structural and non-structural hazards that affect the well-being of learners, teachers, school users and the school community for the safety and security of schools in Nigeria.

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January 2022

This policy responds to the needs of children and the violence that affects them in and around schools. It uses an all-hazard approach that builds on existing school safety and security laws and policy initiatives to identify and put mechanisms in place to address all kinds of hazards, including natural, man-made, structural and non-structural hazards that affect the well-being of learners, teachers, school users and the school community for the safety and security of schools in Nigeria.

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