text: Students who have faced bullying or harassment can be scared to go to school. Bullying and harassment can traumatize a student and make it so school is no longer fun to go to or safe to go to. The fear of being made fun of or being hurt can take over and control a person's life. This can cause students to develop fear based anxiety because they are afraid that it will happen again and they constantly worry about it happening again. School can be seen as a dangerous place by some because they were harassed because of a religious belief or their gender. No student should have to face being targeted because of a belief or their gender and distance learning can help students recover from being bullied. They wouldn't have to learn in fear and being at home would help them feel safe while learning. The argument can be made that distance learning could hinder someones social skills; however, in the case of someone who has been bullied or harassed it can actually help them. Sometimes bullying can make it so a student is scared to talk to people for fear of being made fun of, but if they are learning away from those who bullied them it can help boost their confidence. Also, distance learning can give a student more time to socialize because they can set their own schedule, they wouldn't be surrounded by the same people everyday, and they could go to different places to learn. Distance learning can help students learn in a place where they can share their opinions without fear or without being bullied or harassed.