text: Secondly, students with chronic health issues and concerns that miss lots of school often get left behind because they are simply not able to come to school. Distance learning allows them to stay on top of their work, even on days they are not feeling well. Also, distance learning allows sick students to avoid coming to school without consequence to their education. This helps stop the spread of germs because often times students still come to school while sick out of fear of missing information. Mentally ill students feel less pressure to come to school, but still are able to do their work and get necessary information. This decreases stress levels and facilitates positive experiences with school. With the option for sick students to still receive work and learn, the pressure and dread of makeup work is less intimidating.