The Duneland School Corp. will eliminate its next eLearning day on April 3 after parent and staff feedback, a spokeswoman said.

“We have listened to the concerns of our school community including parents, guardians and staff,” district spokeswoman Bridget Martinson said.

Students will be in school that day, she said. Many Northwest Indiana school districts have adopted eLearning days into their calendars, where students stay home and are told to complete schoolwork online.

This year, a half-dozen were on the Chesterton district’s school calendar. The only remaining eLearning day will happen May 7, Indiana’s primary election day. Teachers will have training that day, she said.

“Many of our schools are used as voting sites, so we believe that it is the safest choice to have our schools closed to students on election day,” Martinson said.

Officials will continue to take feedback as it looks to cut the number of eLearning days offered in the next school year.

—Staff report