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This article is about how schools can take a toll on someone's mental health (in school or online) and Reasons why schools should have mental health days.

Every day people go to school and the higher the grade the harder it gets. Students go to school to get an education for the future, but sometimes it can get hard. Students are falling behind in their class due to a person’s mental health by being bullied or becoming overwhelmed with homework (in school or online). Currently, some schools are online because of the pandemic. Some schools are using educational websites and other schools are using other sites such as google classroom, google Meet, or zoom.

Regardless of if a student is in school or online school and still takes a toll on a student’s mental health. When students are doing online work, they aren't in a working environment most of the time. Some students are in their rooms others are in an office, but the students should be in a classroom. If a student is in a classroom it makes learning easier because the student isn't limited to asking questions affect or getting the full education that they need and deserve. Students are on their laptops/computers for hours a day when doing online school and in-person school and rarely have time for themselves.

Constantly staring at a screen for hours daily it can affect your mental health. If you stare at a screen for hours on end, the blue light from the screen will inhibit melatonin (a sleep hormone). If you lack melatonin and continue these bad habits it can cause anxiety which is a common mental health issue. Students get these problems for staying up late doing work because they fell behind in their class, or the student will stay up late doing things that they enjoy such as playing games, etc. Some students prefer to do their work at night, possibly because it's quiet and they can focus without the commotion of family or cars driving by. School also can take a toll on someone's mental health if the teacher assigns too much work. Students need time to be themselves and relax as everyone else does. Students shouldn't feel overwhelmed by the work assigned by their teacher.

Although homework helps students improve on assignments to much work shouldn't be assigned. Online students struggle with not getting the help they need. Depending on what form of online education they are using, they may not be getting the required. Schools should give students a break every couple of months, these days will allow students to catch up on classes they have fallen behind in. They can also use this time to relax and do things they enjoy.

All students deserve a break and so do teachers, mental health days will be very beneficial to students and teachers too! Students shouldn't fall behind or have too much weight on their shoulders. They need time to breathe and relax, a safe and fun educational environment shouldn't be a student’s greatest enemy. Students should be having fun at school and not wishing they weren't there every second of the day. A person’s mental health is very important and instead of making learning harder for the students by doing boring educational stuff, they should do fun educational things to uplift the classroom spirits.