Kalamazoo Public Schools will remain virtual despite strong pushback from some parents Updated Feb 25, 2021; Posted Feb 25, 2021 Kalamazoo Public School recommitted its decision to finish the school year virtually in a board Feb. 25 meeting despite strong pushback from some parents. (MLive file photo)Kendall Warner | MLive.com Facebook Share KALAMAZOO, MI – Michael Coats says his child was a straight-A student before the coronavirus pandemic. But now, as Kalamazoo Public Schools continues online-only learning for almost a year, Coats has watched his straight-A student’s grades drop dramatically, he said. “The reality is, the lack of in-person education and a lack of socialization is having a devastating effect on our children,” Coats said during public comment of a Feb. 25 Kalamazoo school board meeting.