GUELPH—A mother and son face assault charges after an incident at a local high school.

City police charged both on Tuesday, relating to an episode where a 15-year-old boy recently suffered a concussion and facial bruising. Police did not disclosure the name of the school where the incident unfolded.

Police launched an investigation Feb. 11. Police alleging the woman actively encouraged her 16-year-old boy to continue assaulting the other youth.

A Guelph woman, in her early 40s, is to appear in a Guelph court March 25 on a charge of assault causing bodily harm and her son a day later on the same charge.