(KNZA)--Valley Falls Middle and High Schools students will be moving to the hybrid learning model, beginning Friday, due to COVID-19-related staffing issues.

There will be no school Thursday ( October 1)  for 6-12 grade students.

District administrators made the announcement Thursday in a letter to parents.

In the letter, they said the hybrid period will continue through October 9th, with some students learning on-site and others remotely.

The letter said lowering the numbers on campus will allow them to condense the number of classrooms in use and provide supervision for their students.

After school activities and athletics for those students who are not quarantined will still continue trhough October 9th.

There will be no changes for Pre-K through 5th grade students.