text: Unfortunately, illness occurs when large groups of people from all walks of life mix. Staying out of school when ill can help stop the spread of illness. Hundreds of people share the same items everyday inside of a school which could increase the spread of a communicable disease or illness rapidly. Fortunately, for some illnesses to go away all that is required is rest so that the body can do its job to fight off the illness. Going to school without the proper rest for the body can cause even more heath issues such as making the sickness worse. Often illnesses that lead to a lack of attendance at school require more than one day of rest, with this being said online classes would mean no widespread illness, rest, and no work being piled up while absent.