Functions of NSSRCC – National Safe Schools Response Coordination Center

Functions the National Safe School Response Coordination Centre

To provide forensic evidence-based response Coordination in collaboration with security agencies and relevant stakeholders to enhance security for schools and host communities.
To receive complaints and refer to appropriate and relevant quarters for timely intervention.
To maintain emergency hot lines for monitoring and timely response to schools related emergencies.
To periodically, formulate and implement safety and security trainings/awareness programmes in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education and other relevant stakeholders.
To maintain a standby force at the Centre for prevention and quick response to emergencies.
To maintain contact with school authorities, host communities, state and local government response centres for effective communication.
To seek and obtain support from local and international, as well as government and non-governmental organizations for effective implementation of the safe school’s programme.
To respond to distress calls from schools and host communities through deployment of kinetic and non-kinetic measures.
To engage the services of Military and State security joint taskforces already operating at geo-political zones and state levels for regular patrols and during school attacks
The Centre shall in collaboration with the Federal and State Ministries of Education register and maintain a security Eco-System Map of all schools for alertness.
To conduct security vulnerability survey of all schools on quarterly basis.
To share intelligence/situational reports to heads of relevant agencies and Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA).