The high-level commission investigating April’s shooting at Virginia Tech is set to complete its report early this week, and Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine has announced he’ll make the document public on Thursday.

The release of the panel’s report is likely to reignite the multi-faceted debate about campus security that arose immediately after the shootings, and its recommendations could include changes to federal student privacy laws. In the immediate aftermath of the Tech shooting, a number of changes were proposed in Congress with the intent of clarifying student privacy rights and making it easier for campus administrators to take action in the face of threatening student behavior. Most of those proposals were put on hold to allow the high-profile Virginia committee to finish its work.

With the completion of the report, policymakers at the federal, state and campus level will be watching closely to see whether substantial policy changes are called for.

The DTH will have full coverage on Friday, including an update on the UNC system’s latest safety task force. Some of the issues raised by the Tech incident are profoundly complex, and you’re likely to see some detail-intensive blog posts about it in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, check out this Washington Post story, which was printed today

The revelation of Cho’s formal diagnosis during high school is going to add a whole new wrinkle to an already intense discussion. Policy wonks, stay tuned.

- Eric