INSECURITY OF SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT OF STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN PLATEAU STATE

This paper examinedthe insecurity of school environment on psychosocial adjustment of students with disabilities in Nigeria. Two research questions and two hypotheses guided the study The study used descriptive survey design. The participants were 300 students with disabilities (170 males and 130 females) from Plateau State. Data was analyzed using mean and standard deviation for research questions while the hypotheses'were tested at .05 with chi square and t — test statistics. The findings revealed that insecurity of school environment has significant influence on psychosocial adjustment of students with disabilities and that male and female children with disabilities differs significantly on influence of insecurity of school environment on psychosocial adjustment. Based on the findings the study recommends that ^f explosive weapons in schools should be prohibited.