Police in Bartow, Florida, said Tuesday that two middle school girls armed themselves with knives and planned on attacking classmates at school.
The juvenile girls attend Bartow Middle School in Polk County, police say. At 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Bartow Police School Resource Officer assigned to the school was summoned to the principal's office in reference to an armed juvenile complaint.
The investigation revealed that the students were armed with knives, and planned on attacking students during the school day.
"Fortunately, they were intercepted by school staff hiding in a bathroom during class time prior to carrying out their plans," Bartow police said in a press release.
Both juveniles were arrested and removed from the campus, their names are not being released because they are both minors. No students or adults were harmed.
Bartow Police Department Detectives are partnering with the Polk County School Board to investigate this incident further.
Police say that notices have been sent to the parents of students at Bartow Middle School informing them of the situation.
