text: A counterargument to the idea that distance learning could help students who struggle with bullying is that cyberbullying could still take place. Cyberbullying is a result of the increasing online social media presence of students. While cyberbullying could still take place while a student is distance learning, there are others measures that can be taken to stop this from happening. Deleting social media is one of them. Another counterargument to the idea of distance learning as a benefit is that this type of independent learning could cause many students to become lazy. Since students will essentially be able to work on their own time, they may decide to not do their work at all. This is an issue that needs to be addressed. I think that if the student has a strong support system and has thought very hard about making the transfer from traditional education to distance education, they will be motivated enough to complete their schoolwork on time.