While they haven't seen an " imminent outbreak" in the buildings, the rise in cases, from students and staff, has led them to take precautionary steps to limit the spread.
As Kalamazoo County sees an increase in COVID-19 cases with around 15% of the cases affecting school-aged kids, the district has made the decision to stay virtual until March.
Wyoming Public Safety is investigating the incident and school officials say they've taken steps to make sure unauthorized access to virtual classrooms doesn't happen again.
GRPS realizes the need to make sure all students are able to pick up a free lunch, as for some, it's the only meal they may have access to during the day.
They say they'll be continually assessing all information regarding safety and could change to a hybrid or in-person model before the 9 weeks are up if it's safe to do so.