Abstract- The research study titled “Management of Disciplinary Problems in Secondary Schools
with Reference to Jalingo Metropolis” aimed at investigating the types of disciplinary problems,
their possible causes and means of managing them. The study used a questionnaire titled
Managing Disciplinary Problem Questionnaire (MDPQ). Four point likert rating scale was used to
collect data. One thousand (1000) respondents were sampled in four (4) government owned
secondary schools in Jalingo metropolis. The results showed truancy, absenteeism, fighting,
stealing and drug addiction among others as typical examples of disciplinary problems
experienced in the study area. The study also revealed parental/home, political, social and
economic, school environment, school curriculum and peer group influence among others as the
causes of disciplinary problems.