Frustrated parents call into school board meeting over virtual only instruction and last updated 2021-02-26 00:16:57-05 KALAMAZOO, Mich. â The Kalamazoo School Board has upheld the decision to instruct students virtually for the remainder of the school year. The decision was made by Superintendent Rita Raichoudhuri recently. The 6-`to-1 vote to uphold the decision was made my school board trustees on Thursday evening during what turned into a three hour meeting. Dr. Rita Raichoudhuri referenced lack of staffing, social distancing, and union requirements as factors that led to the decision. Trustees who voted in favor agreed the virtual learning model is not best strategy for students to learn but 'right' during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.