text: Students who are ill and have to be hospitalized or on bed rest for an extended period of time, often are unable to continue most of the activities they may have been able to do prior to their sickness. By having online school, it would open a door for these students to be able to continue their education and not have to put their life on hold because of their conditions. I personally know what it is like to observe someone who had to stop attending his regular classes at school and switch to online classes, due to cancer. My cousin Generic_Name, was diagnosed with brain cancer when he was around the age of 12, and had to refrain from attending his local school, due to how severe his conditions became. Generic_Name was someone who loved school and had big dreams of becoming an engineer. However, his sickness did not stop him from persuing this life long goal; instead, he enrolled in online courses with his school and continued to take the classes he loved and made his time in the hospital feel like it was going by much faster. Online school will benefit ill students by improving their mental health, keeping them on track with graduation, and keep their mind off any treatment they are going through at the time.