2 girls hospitalized following fight at Montgomery County middle school involving box cutter

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Md. - A shelter-in-place has ended and students were safely dismissed from a Montgomery County middle school after two students were hospitalized following a fight. 

Administrators at Benjamin Banneker Middle School say the altercation broke out between two female students around 1:30 p.m. Thursday. A box cutter was involved and both girls were taken to an area hospital with minor injuries.

A shelter-in-place order was issued and the school doors were closed but school officials said they continued to operate normally. 

One parent who did not want to speak with FOX 5 on camera shared the email sent to parents, which read:

"Dear Banneker Middle School Families,

This message is to inform you that the school is currently in a Shelter in Place due to police response. Emergency Medical Services are also at our school. Two students were involved in a physical exchange. 

I will provide more information very soon. All afterschool activities and events have been canceled."

Students were dismissed on a staggered schedule beginning at 3 p.m. Walkers were released first, then drivers, then the busses. 

All students are out and the situation is fully under control, Montgomery County police say. They are still investigating the circumstances of the fight and how the weapon became involved. 

No additional details have been released at this time.

Check back with FOX 5 for updates on this developing story.