Authors :
Marieli Cherry Catacio Cipres
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 5 - May
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6614388
Abstract :
This study purposely examined school security
measures implemented at Visayas State University Tolosa
in Eastern Visayas specifically in the Municipality of
Tolosa. The Theoretical Framework of Scheider, Walker,
Sprague (2000), on Safe School Design for educational
leaders applying the principles of crime prevention
through environmental design was used in the study. The
study utilized quantitative methods for which a
questionnaire was employed to elicit information on the
nature of school security practices on the aspects of
human, physical, technological/electronic security
practices as well as from the recent Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) and Department of Health (DOH)
Minimum Public Health standards as adapted from
CHED-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-004.
The security measures included monitoring of school gates
and exits, use of metal detectors and presence of security
officers, as well as the emergency/crisis preparedness of the
institutions. The questionnaires were administered to a
total of 170 respondents all of whom are school employees.
The results of the study revealed that the Institution
implemented some security measures on various aspects
like infrastructure/physical security, and
personnel/human security practices. At some point the
level effectiveness of security measures was observed very
much effective for Structure/Physical security, as well as
very much effective for personnel/human security
measures and much effective for technological or
electronic security and very much effective for the
implementation of the Commission on Higher EducationDepartment of Health minimum public health standards.
Overall, most of the gaps observed were on less
involvement of the employees to security measures,
inadequate technological and electronic security
equipment. Moreover, from the recent traumatic
experience of the employees of the School from a disaster
affecting the region, more security personnel, including
student and school employees were recommended to be
trained to equip them to handle any future and similar
crisis/emergency situations.
Keywords :
Assessment, School, Security, Measures, Practices, Higher Educational Institution, New Normal.
This study purposely examined school security
measures implemented at Visayas State University Tolosa
in Eastern Visayas specifically in the Municipality of
Tolosa. The Theoretical Framework of Scheider, Walker,
Sprague (2000), on Safe School Design for educational
leaders applying the principles of crime prevention
through environmental design was used in the study. The
study utilized quantitative methods for which a
questionnaire was employed to elicit information on the
nature of school security practices on the aspects of
human, physical, technological/electronic security
practices as well as from the recent Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) and Department of Health (DOH)
Minimum Public Health standards as adapted from
CHED-DOH Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2021-004.
The security measures included monitoring of school gates
and exits, use of metal detectors and presence of security
officers, as well as the emergency/crisis preparedness of the
institutions. The questionnaires were administered to a
total of 170 respondents all of whom are school employees.
The results of the study revealed that the Institution
implemented some security measures on various aspects
like infrastructure/physical security, and
personnel/human security practices. At some point the
level effectiveness of security measures was observed very
much effective for Structure/Physical security, as well as
very much effective for personnel/human security
measures and much effective for technological or
electronic security and very much effective for the
implementation of the Commission on Higher EducationDepartment of Health minimum public health standards.
Overall, most of the gaps observed were on less
involvement of the employees to security measures,
inadequate technological and electronic security
equipment. Moreover, from the recent traumatic
experience of the employees of the School from a disaster
affecting the region, more security personnel, including
student and school employees were recommended to be
trained to equip them to handle any future and similar
crisis/emergency situations.
Keywords :
Assessment, School, Security, Measures, Practices, Higher Educational Institution, New Normal.
