Dr Samuel Eburu Odey, Dr Joyce Ekpo Egim, Julius Eneji Ogah & Augustine Adaje Odey
Abstract
The study examined the relationship between school safety and academic performance of pupils in public primary schools in Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Three research questions were posed and converted to three null hypotheses. Literature review was carried out based on the variables under study. Survey research design was used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used in selecting 200 primary school pupils from public primary schools. A validated 20 items four-point modified Likert scale response option questionnaire was used for data collection. Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The results revealed that there is a significant relationship between emotional, social and physical safety and academic performance of public-school pupils in Bakassi. It is recommended, among others, that Government should implement programmes that focus on creating emotionally safe environments, such as anti-bullying campaigns, peer support groups, or teacher training on emotional intelligence. Also, Headteachers of schools should make efforts to ensure that standard architectural design of schools is adhered to and ensure that all the required resources are available in schools to promote excellent students’ academic performance.