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Battery charge in Las Vegas high school fight that hospitalized teen

A 16-year-old student has been charged with battery following a fight at Centennial High School on Wednesday that sent a classmate to the hospital, according to school police.

The fight between two male students in a bathroom left one student badly injured. That student was transported to University Medical Center, according to Clark County School District police Lt. Darnell Couthen.

Police arrested a 16-year-old student and charged him with battery with substantial harm.

Contact Amelia Pak-Harvey at apak-harvey@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-4630. Follow @AmeliaPakHarvey on Twitter.

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