Objective:
The purpose of this study was to assess the security and safety of Muntindilaw National High School during the conduct of Earthquake Drill
Research Design and Statistical Treatment Used:
The action research design was determined for this research study. The study utilized the descriptive survey method with the use of survey questionnaire as the instrument for gathering data.
In analysis of the data, weighted mean, will be used.
Significance:
This research is important for school security and safety assessments to reflect both the positive school safety measures already in place at the time of the evaluation, as well as the areas for continued school safety planning and improvement
Originality:
Security and Safety should not only be practiced but also taught. Its content should enable the user to look at a checklist which can be used for classrooms, school grounds, and the immediate community environment. It should cover even every day activities like commuting to school or running errands. Most importantly it should encourage a positive attitude towards school security and safety among the teaching staff, and the students.
The research was focused on Security and Safety of students during Earthquake Drill
Keywords: Disaster, Earthquake Drill, Security and Safety
I. CONTEXT AND RATIONALE
Earthquake is one of deadliest disasters that can caused people death and injury. It cannot be detected when and where it can happen.
Pursuant to RA 10121, preparedness and mitigation are key strategies in reducing disaster risks and there is a need to conduct an earthquake drill nationwide.
The research aims to explore the preparedness measures adapted by the schools in response to earthquake and to review the policy on disaster preparedness in schools in the Philippines. The study also aims to understand the perception of students and parents on their expectation of earthquake preparedness in schools.
Our country belongs to the ring of fire, this means that we have active volcanoes and open prone to earthquake. We cannot hide the fact that we usually experienced typhoons, tsunami, floods, landslide and fire. These natural calamities cannot be a void if ever they hit us. To save lives, properties and natural resources, as educators we should be aware on the different things to consider in looking for a school site, constructing a school building, implementing school programs for the security and safety of the school, DO’S and DON’T’s of the things around us to avoid / prevent casualties of our students, faculty and staff and all school personnel.
As DepEd family, the students are our great responsibilities, while they are in our school or rooms, it’s our duty to protect them, free from unnecessary harm, making our school environment a safe and cheerful place.
School leaders can use this research as a risk management tool for reducing crime and violence threats, risks, and potential liability school – community relations tool to demonstrate a district’s commitment to school security prior to a crisis.
This research is designed to be used as a strategic planning tool ----- not as an attack on a school’s credibility and management abilities.
School related accidents can happen to students, teaching staff and non-teaching employees of the school and may even occur during school outings, school parties and other social activities. Safety concerns are usually the priority of schools but are most often limited to specific matters such as fire safety and road safety.
Security and Safety should not only be practiced but also taught. Its content should enable the user to look at a checklist which can be used for classrooms, school grounds, and the immediate community environment. It should cover even every day activities like commuting to school or running errands. Most importantly it should encourage a positive attitude towards school security and safety among the teaching staff, and the students.
II. LITERATURE REVIEW
Disaster are highly disruptive events that cause suffering from loss, hardship, injury and even death, as a result of direct injury, disease, the interruption of important events of life and most especially classes and the partial or total destruction of critical infrastructure such as homes hospitals, and other buildings, roads, bridges, power lines, and communications.
Earthquake is one example of a disaster. It is unpredictable. Schools cannot be closed in advance, nor evacuated.
That is why it is important to orient people on disaster awareness and preparedness in order to be fully cautious on what to do before, during and after the disaster.
During a disaster, children are the most vulnerable. For this, it is important for school administrators and teachers to be responsible to disseminate information on how to properly conduct and manage correct preparation for the coming disaster like earthquake.
Risk management involves the identification and reduction of threats to life and property while recognizing unmanageable risks and maximizing associated benefits.
The act includes determination of the probability of risk occurrence as well as estimation of the impacts of the threat to the communities involved. Risk management entails the mapping of possible hazards or threats, determining vulnerability and translating it into a vulnerability map and estimating what could be the potential losses to society (Risk – benefit analysis), and developing plans of prevention and reduction.
It is important to orient people on earthquake preparedness in order to be informed on what to do before, during and after an earthquake. An important way to prepare is to practice how to respond when earthquake occur through regular conduct of earthquake drills. It is important for all communities to be informed in the proper conduct of an earthquake drill requires planning and designing of evacuation procedures, as well as orienteering the communities on how to stage the drill. Earthquake drills are simple and easy to do; it only requires good planning and constant practice.
III. RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The purpose of this study was to assess the security and safety of Muntindilaw National High School during the conduct of Earthquake Drill
1. What is the extent of implementation of the security and safety program as perceived by:
a. Students
b. Parents
2. Is there a significant difference in the perception of the respondents?
IV. SCOPE AND LIMITATION
The study will be limited to the target respondents of 60 students of Muntindilaw NHS for school year 2029 – 2020. The respondents comprises 10 students from every grade levels of 7, 8,9,10, 11 and 12 in a random arrangement.
60 Parents / Guardian of this students are also chosen as respondents of the study. The researchers will distribute questionnaire to be used to conduct this study
V. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
The used the cross-sectional descriptive survey designs with descriptive survey as the appropriate methodology for the study. Sudden claims that descriptive method is designed for the investigator to gather information about present existing conditions and that the principal aims in employing this method are to describe the nature of a situation as it exists at the time of the study and to explore the causes of particular incident. This method is appropriate for the study as it permitted assessment of the effectiveness of the security and safety program of the Muntindilaw National High School during the conduct of Earthquake Drill.
The data gathered were compiled, indexed, collated and finally reviewed preparatory for proper presentation, appropriate analysis and interpretation.
Tools used in data gathering
The researchers made use of a questionnaire to gather the needed data for a thorough assessment of the problem under study. Prior to distribution to the respondents of the study, the instrument was properly validated through pretesting to selected respondents not included in the actual respondents.
The survey questionnaire consists of two parts. The extent of implementation of security and safety program, the problems encountered in the implementation of the security and safety program. To facilitate a more convenient processing of the questionnaire, it was designed as a checklist type where the respondents merely had to select the option which best corresponds to his opinion/perception on the item raised.
Respondents
The respondents of this present study are the presently enrolled 60 students of Muntindilaw National High School from the diverse grade levels for School Year 2019– 2020. There will be 10 students per grade level in random sampling who will accomplish the questionnaire. And also the parents/ Guardians of this chosen students.
The researchers aims to manage to assess the security and safety of Muntindilaw National High School during the conduct of Earthquake Drill A set of questionnaire will be issued to students and their parents.
Procedures
The researcher will ask first an authorization from the principal to conduct a study from selected students of Muntindilaw National High School then ask consent to the superintendent of Division Office of Antipolo to administer the study.
The researchers started to work for the proposed system based from the ideas, data or information gathered.
Based on the result of the study, the researchers will make a plan of action.
Statistical Treatment of Data
In analysis of data, the following statistical tool were applied. Mean was utilized to compare the mean perceptions of the respondents coming from the assess the security and safety of Muntindilaw National High School during the conduct of Earthquake Drill