Dorchester charter school goes fully isolated after shooting at nearby MBTA station

A shooting was recently reported at the Shawmut MBTA station. (Matt Stone/Boston Herald)

A Dorchester charter school is moving to a fully remote schedule due to “recent violence” at a nearby MBTA station, where shots were fired at a student last Friday, officials said.

Neighborhood House Charter School officials said the change impacts students in grades 8 through 11 at the Center Street campus — seniors have already graduated — and follows a decision made earlier this week to send high school students back early Monday and close the high school Tuesday. and Wednesday.

A statement from the school's executive director, Kate Scott, says this week's changes were made because of “safety concerns expressed by our students, teachers, staff and families.” The Herald has learned that school closures and a move to remote learning were due to gang violence.

Classes will be online until the end of next week, June 14. A school schedule indicates that the last day for students will be the following week, June 21.

“While there have been no incidents on our campus, many of our students travel to and from school via the MBTA,” Scott said. “Last Friday, multiple shots were fired at Shawmut T station. Police believe one of our students, who is not currently attending school in person, was the intended target.

“We also became aware that individuals associated with the alleged attackers in last week's incident were communicating with members of our community that they intended to return to,” Scott continued.