Many Northwest Indiana school districts will shift to an e-learning day on Tuesday due to freezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.
Both Purdue University Northwest campuses in Hammond and Westville will operate remotely on Tuesday, with classes being held virtually. All on-site services, events and activities scheduled at the Hammond or Westville campuses for Jan. 21 are canceled. For updates about the status of PNW campus operations, please monitor pnw.edu/alerts.
Most districts are doing some version of e-learning with a few canceling classes with a planned makeup day in the spring.
Crown Point, Hobart, Highland, Lake Central, Hanover, Tri-Creek, Duneland, Portage Township, East Porter, Hebron, River Forest, and Lake Station schools will be having asynchronus e-learning days, which means students work on assignments at their own pace and teachers are available for assistance throughout the day.
East Chicago is doing live virtual instruction from 8-11 a.m., with students expected to post completed assignments in the afternoon. The district is using its bus fleet to distribute bag lunches between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to various locations. Check out https://www.scec.k12.in.us/ for locations.
Merrillville Community Schools will conduct a synchronous e-learning day. Students are expected to participate in virtual lessons or complete assignments as directed by their teachers.
Munster is having a synchronous e-learning day. Middle schoolers will login at 9:55, high schoolers at 10 a.m., and elementary students at 11 a.m.
Valparaiso is canceling classes Tuesday, with an e-learning make-up day scheduled for February 14. School City of Hammond schools will be closed, and a make-up day will be announced soon.
Gary’s 21st Century Charter School will be closed.
