Al-Hikmah University Journal

This study investigated the perception of teachers on sexual violence among secondary school students in Kwara State. The descriptive research design of the survey type was adopted in the study. The population were all teachers in all secondary schools in Kwara State while the sample was 250 teachers sampled from 25 secondary schools using a simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled “Perception of Teachers on sexual violence among secondary school students which was validated by two experts in the field of Test and Measurement. The reliability of the instrument was ensured using the test-retest reliability method. The researcher administered the instrument on 20 teachers outside the sample twice in two weeks and data collected was analyzed using Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation while the reliability coefficient obtained was 0.89. The instrument was administered by the researcher and three trained research assistants. The findings of the study revealed that the perception of teachers on sexual violence among secondary school students in Kwara State was positive. There was no significant difference between the perception of male and female teachers on sexual violence among secondary school students. The study recommended amongst others that government authorities should enact laws that will sanction the perpetrators of sexual violence and ensure that victims secure justice.