INVESTIGATING THE COVID-19 SAFETY COMPLIANCE LEVEL IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN OFFA, KWARA STATE

This study was carried out to investigate the covid-19 safety compliance level in secondary schools using four (4) selected public secondary schools in Offa, Kwara State as a case study. Specifically, the study was aimed at identify if Public Secondary school students in Offa, Kwara state Nigeria complies with the Covid-19 safety prevention measure, to assess the extent to which the students abide by the covid-19 preventive measures, to assess the extent to which the staff and management of public secondary schools in Offa adhere to the covid-19 preventive measures, and to examine the level at which government monitory team visits secondary schools in Offa to ensure complete and constant compliance of the covid-19 preventive measure by the schools. The study employed the survey descriptive research design. A total of 137 responses were validated from the survey. From the responses obtained and analysed, the findings revealed that secondary school students in Offa, Kwara state Nigeria complies with the Covid-19 safety prevention measure. Also students of the secondary schools in Offa adhere to the prevention measures of covid-19 to a very high extent. The findings also revealed that staff of the public secondary schools in Offa adhered to the prevention measures of covid19 to a very high extent. Furthermore, government monitory team visits secondary schools in Offa, sometimes to ensure complete and constant compliance of the covid-19 preventive measure by the schools. The study therefore recommend school owners and administrators should continue to adhere and comply strictly to the covid-19 safety measures laid down by the government to ensure the safety of the staff and students in the school. Moreso, government should establish standby security and taskforce teams to enforce adherence to the COVID-19 pandemic preventive measures among schools in the country.