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Students should stay home when sick
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Written by Amanda Nava
With the flu season starting, both H1N1 and the seasonal flu are affecting a lot of students. There are a many empty desks around campus, but some people are coming to school and spreading diseases around without even noticing it.
Spreading viruses can be as innocent as rubbing your eyes after touching your desk. The simplest acts can make the difference between being healthy and being sick.
“One of my friends had the flu really bad and I drank from her drink and I got sick a day later,” junior Jessica Kane said. “I had to miss a week and half [of school] because of [the flu].”
If cold symptoms include mere sniffles, staying home is an extreme measure. However, if you get a fever, then stay home.
If you go to school, not only will you get others sick, but your illness can get significantly worse.
Makeup work is allowed for those who miss school for a day, but if you miss multiple days, makeup work becomes complicated. The lessons you miss makes the makeup work almost impossible to do. Teachers expect students to turn in makeup work, but they also want you to complete regular class work.
“For certain classes if you miss a day then you’re totally lost. So if you don’t show up then you’ll end up failing making people feel pressured to show up even if they’re sick,” junior Michaela Utigard said.
Teachers are usually generous when it comes to makeup work. They understand that you have five other classes to make up work for. But there are always students who take advantage of the system and miss school to avoid assignments or tests.
No student should feel the need to go to school and endure their sickness in a stressful environment. Missing a few days of school will give the school healthier students who are able to concentrate on their work.
Illustration by Brian Jeon
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