text: Some people believe that distance learning would lead to low attendance rates; they think that students will sleep through their classes because their physical presence is not required. However, this is untrue, as being able to take classes at home would actually increase attendance. In the television show "Sam and Cat," the main character, Sam, attends online school. After skipping class multiple times due to laziness and oversleeping, the principal of Sam's school called her to let her know that she would be suspended if she had any more unexcused absences. This shows that while one's physical presence is not required when taking classes at home, students are still expected to attend class online and complete all their work, and will be rightfully punished if they do not do so. In a different episode of the same television show, Sam contracts a fever which is so severe that she is unable to get out of her bed. Regardless, she still logs onto the website for her online school and attends the video conference her teacher made because she has an upcoming test. If she was a student who physically attended school, she would have had to stay home and miss out on any new information that was taught that day, which would have set her back in her learning. With distance learning, sick students who have life threatening illnesses to common colds that do not allow them to leave their house can still attend class every day, increasing attendance rates.