ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Army Corps of Engineers says it will immediately start testing the grounds of Odyssey Middle School for explosives and remnants of WWII bombs. The move comes after three 60-year-old bombs were found in a field just feet away from the school.

Senators Bill Nelson and Mel Martinez were at the school and toured the grounds. A field near campus is where the old bombs were found. It's just 1,500 feet away from classrooms.

The Corps plans this week to start building a taller fence to keep kids out and it plans to test the school grounds before school starts.

Facing pressure from Florida's two senators, the Corps engineers sprung into action. By August 20, the Corps will test the Odyssey Middle School property to make sure there are no dangerous remnants from WWII.

"I'm feeling fairly confident that the school is a safe place. I'm more concerned about the property surrounding the school, because I want my little darlings to be safe," said Superintendent Ron Blocker, Orange County Public Schools.

Blocker said the district knew, back in 2001, that Odyssey Middle was being built near the site of a former bombing range, but district officials were assured there were no explosives on their property.

"We were given the assurance that this was a safe location," Blocker said.

Army Corps officials believe that's still true. They said the land the school is on used to be grandstands where generals would watch bombing runs. Just to be safe, the land will be tested.

The Corps will also build a fence to keep kids out of the field next to the school, where bombs were found. That eased some parents concerns.

"I feel they are moving forward, at least. They aren't shoving it under the carpet. They are making it public and moving forward," said parent Vickki Foley.

Corps officials said the bombs won't explode by themselves, but if someone touches them there could be a danger.

"Someone picking one up, dropping, that would be our biggest concern," said Charlie Fales, Army Corps of Engineers.

The Army Corps said the bombing field covers some 12,000 acres. There are homes, apartments and business built on parts of it. There are more than 700 similar sites in Florida where bombs were tested.