Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday issued a school safety report, done by its Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Team.

The 25-page report includes guidelines on five facets of school safety: Roles and responsibilities; school security forces; access controls; lockdown and evacuation procedures; and family reunification /media/ communications."A key mission of the Pennsylvania State Police is to identify and reduce vulnerabilities of the commonwealth to terrorist attacks and to minimize damage should such an attack occur we accomplish this task through various means, including the service of Risk and Vulnerability Assessments," said State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan."The devastating events that took place at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., stand as a continual reminder of our need for vigilance in protecting our commonwealth's critical infrastructure and key resources," he said.The Pennsylvania State Police Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Team provides in-depth vulnerability assessments to improve the security posture of any facility within the commonwealth. The team is comprised of troopers specifically trained on assessment procedures related to physical security, explosive effects on structural design, threat analysis and practical target hardening techniques.Since 2004, the team has performed over 393 assessments for small and large businesses, commercial facilities, event stadiums, shopping malls, activity parks, schools, colleges, hotels, hospitals, places of worship and special events.The report can be accessed by visiting

www.psp.state.pa.us. Click on the left navigation Public safety tab.