LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Authorities say two teenage girls have been arrested in connection with social media threats made to two Floyd County schools.
According to the Floyd County Sheriff, those girls are 13 and 14 years old. They are not being identified due to their age.
The threats sent on Snapchat prompted extra police presence at Highland Hills Middle School and Floyd Central High School in Floyd County Wednesday. The school district let students and parents know Tuesday night of the threats, which referenced those schools.
"It said we're going to shoot up Floyd Central, Highland Hills too," said Floyd County Sheriff Frank Loop.
He added 2,200 students didn't show up to class Wednesday. Floyd Central senior Ethan Easton was one of them.
"Better safe than sorry so I stayed home," Easton said. "You never want to take the chance of something happening at school."
The students accused could be tried as adults.
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