STAKEHOLDERS LEVEL OF AWARENESS ON LEARNERS SAFETY IN PRIMARY BOARDING SCHOOLS IN NORTH RIFT REGION, KENYA

According to studies and reports, a lack of commitment safety policies causes children feel unsafe in schools. This study aimed determine the stakeholders level awareness on learner primary boarding schools North Rift Region, Kenya. The employed convergent design. targeted population was derived from 161 Public Private Primary Boarding Schools Region. target 813, comprising head teachers, 322 BOM chairpersons, 1610 pupil representatives 8 QASO. sample size for this 685 respondents 48 where 96 teachers QASO Officers, chairpersons 483 representatives. researcher stratified counties used questionnaires, interview schedules, focus group discussions observation checklists as main data collection instruments. Data were both quantitative qualitative. analyzed using thematic method. established that has positive significant effect learners (β=.996, p=0.000). concluded not all are involved decision-making regarding policy implementation training induction courses school. Safety Standards Manual Schools, being Ministry Education publication, should be availed school heads.