A Dorchester charter school is transitioning 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.

Officials from the Neighborhood House Charter School said the change impacts students in grades 8-11 on the Centre Street campus — seniors have already graduated — and follows an earlier decision this week to dismiss high school students early on Monday and close the high school on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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

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

“While there have been no incidents on our campus, many of our students commute to and from school on the MBTA,” Scott said. “Last Friday, several shots were fired at the 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 assailants from last week’s incident were communicating with members of our community they intended to return,” Scott went on to state.

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She said that while a student was thought to be the intended target of last week’s shooting incident, the alleged assailants do not attend the school.

The incident prompted the school to request a transition to remote learning, which was granted through the end of next week by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Scott said.

“We are grateful that DESE granted us this request and is taking seriously the safety and wellbeing of our community,” Scott said, adding that the matter is an “evolving situation,” during which time, “We are working to center the safety of our scholars, staff and families in all of the decisions that we are making.”

Security has been enhanced at the affected school campus, where Boston and Transit Police have a presence.