text: Students becoming sick throughout the year is very common, but if they took online classes or had video conferences the days of sick students missing a lesson would decrease. For example, a student caught mono, which is very contagious at first, had to stay home for almost a month. As a result, he missed a lot of classes with important lessons and it became very hard for him to try and catch up again. If he was offered online school or video conferencing he would not have been as far behind from his classmates. Trying to catch up with all the school work out missed can put more stress on the student which can cause them to become sick again and miss even more school. Students who are healthier leads to being happier which can lead to better academics because the students want to try their best instead of wanting to give up. Which is why more schools should offer online classes or video conferencing.