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).
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