Post Covid-19 Strategies for Controlling Indisciplinary Acts Among Secondary School Students in Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State

Abstract

This study investigated post covid-19 strategies for controlling indisciplinary acts among secondary school students in Ngor Okpala LGA of Imo State. Survey research design was used for the study. The study highlighted the causes, consequences and strategies of controlling indiscipline among secondary school students. The analysis was carried out on 206 valid responses from the respondents using structured questionnaire. Tables, averages and simple percentages were used to analyze the data; while the simple regression test statistics was used for the test of hypotheses in SPSS version 21. The findings revealed among others that the secondary school students in Ngor Okpala displayed indiscipline in the post covid-19 era. This negatively affects educational stakeholders. To control the situation, the study concluded that the schools adopt role modeling, detention and withdrawal of privileges, use of reinforcement, positive teacher-learner relationship, guiding and counseling and clear guidelines/rules. The study recommended, among others, that there is the need for the school to strengthen PTA where both teachers and parents to work together towards eradicating indiscipline instead of accusing each other whenever there is indiscipline cases in the school. Also parents and teachers should increase supervision of students to avoid negative activities or companies both home and at school respectively.