text: Some say that attending school from home can benefit students by allowing them to still attend school while out sick. For example if a student were to get the flu and be unable to come to school for a week, that student could call their teacher on Skype or something and not miss any classes. With that, students will be able to stay up to date on what their class is learning about, aswell as minimising the amount of work they have to make up for when they come back.