text: Diversity in students is also seen within their minds. The number of those suffering with mental illness is rising every day and those suffering the most are often teenagers. With modern technology, and advancements in education, there is a greater understanding of mental illness as a whole. People who have a mental illness may be misisng valuable time from school because of it and would therefore greatly benefit from being able to get their education through distance learning. Social anxiety and PTSD has the ability to make classrooms themselves a trigger. No learning enviroment should feel scary or unsafe. People who feel as if their learning enviroment is negatively impactinf them and their futures should be given an alternate choice such as distance learning.