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2 Students Charged For Lacing Baked Goods With Dish Soap, Pieces Of A Scab

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Two seventh graders have been disciplined for trying to taint a batch of baked goods that were to be served to a younger group of students during an orientation event at a school in Armstrong County.

According to Armstrong School District officials, the incident happened during an orientation day at the Armstrong Junior-Senior High School on Tuesday.

Home economic students made a batch of Rice Krispies treats for a group of sixth graders visiting the school.

Two 13-year-old girls are accused of putting dish soap into one 8-inch pan of treats. Police say one of the girls also added pieces of a scab from her knee.

"One of the students tasted the baked goods and told the teacher that it [tasted] funny, and the teacher had also tasted it and said that it didn't taste right," said Trooper Eric Young, of Pennsylvania State Police.

The girls were suspended from school and have also been charged with disorderly conduct.

The visiting students were from the West Hills Primary School, Lenape Elementary School and The Divine Redeemer School.

None of the treats were served to the orientation students and officials knew about the plot immediately.

"I don't know their [the girls'] intentions. I'm guessing they just thought it was funny because all the group of people that were there, they're all friends," said Trooper Young. "So, it wasn't like they were trying to taunt anybody. It was just something not nice to do and they did it."

State Police say they intend to keep an eye on both students, but added that the girls were sorry for what they did.

"They were sorry for their actions," Trooper Young said.

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