text: Catching the flu or common cold is normal for students in school. They can not help catching it. Staying at home and not being able to attend school is not something many high school students would want, knowing they have their GPA to worry about. There are also students who are terminally ill and have to be at the hospital for weeks to months. Students who are in the hospital, sometimes have to repeat a grade due to missing too much classwork and not being able to keep up with their classes. Having the option of distance learning would benefit students like this at home or somewhere else. They would be able to understand the work and new material if they can video conference and access classwork online. It would also benefit the school, having students still learn even if they are at home.