A TEENAGE girl has been charged in relation to an alleged assault at Bathurst High School earlier this week.
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Detective Chief Inspector Luke Rankin said police, following investigations, charged a 16-year-old - who was not a student at the school - with assault occasioning actual bodily harm upon school grounds.
The charge relates to an incident at the school on Monday afternoon.
Police and paramedics were called to the scene just after 3pm to treat a student who had been allegedly punched in the face.
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She was treated at the scene before being transported to Bathurst Base Hospital in a stable condition.
A day later a security guard was stationed at the main entrance to the school on Hope Street.
After being charged by police, the 16-year-old was released on conditional bail to appear before Bathurst Children's Court.