Security at the elementary schools

The main purpose of this research is to determine and evaluate the factors which induce security problems at the elementary schools with point of view of the managers and teachers.A working group which consists of sixteen (16) members that are managers and teachers in UŞAK, was gathered for this research. Data was collected from the participants by the interview technique which is one of the quantitive research techniques.In this research, current circumstances and legislations are expressed, after that a general evaluation is followed, then the opinions and the suggestions are presented about the determined problems.With respect to the experimental interviews, it is determined that the managers and the teachers pay attention about the security controls of the school services but service drivers? educational situation is inadequate. The participants told that while they draw attention that they are concerned about schools? physical security, they expressed that the schools and their environments are not organized with respect to various age categories. In spite of making drills against the natural disasters, the students do not have still sufficient knowledge about the security issues completely.Eventually, it has been determined that the legislations about the security issues are sufficient with regards to their contents but not well organized, the managers and the teachers are well informed about the security legislations but the guard teachers? job descriptions are vague and the students? families do not much contribute to the school security issues.Key Words: Security, Security at the elementary schools