As of Aug. 31, the program — which employs nearly 70 high school students to serve as messengers and couriers on the House floor and around the Capitol complex — will be no more, according to a joint statement issued late Monday afternoon.

The program came under national scrunity in the fall of 2006, when it was revealed that then-Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) sent sexually explicit messages to at least one former page. Foley resigned a few weeks later as the scandal shook Capitol Hill.

In their statement, the leaders noted the pages, who used to deliver documents around the Capitol complex, are rarely used anymore because most documents are transmitted electronicallly. They also noted the cost to operate the program exceeds $5 million and the “per Page” cost per school year is between $69,000 and $80,000, “more than the most expensive boarding schools, as well as most colleges and universities.