About – Kris Bales 
Homeschooling parents often cite fewer colds as one of the benefits of schooling at home. Because kids in public school may come to school when they’re sick so they don’t fall behind in their work, homeschooled kids may be somewhat less likely to be exposed to germs. However, homeschooled students don’t live in a bubble. They are exposed to illness at church, the co-op, the store, the library, or any other public location.(more)