From getting pulled over by the police to assisting with births, teachers shared some of the wildest excuses for being late that turned out to be real.

I noticed it midway through my first quarter as a teacher, after a few assignments had come due. Every time I had to talk to my students about deadlines, I found myself fighting the weirdest ...

My son recently did poorly on a test and his response was that everybody in the class failed the test. I know most of his excuses are just excuses, but since I usually don’t see anything except his ...

If you’ve ever taught kids for a single day in your life, you know that students treat being on time as more of a suggestion than a rule. While the tardiness itself is annoying, the creative excuses ...

Several years ago, Achievement First, a charter school network serving primarily low-income black and Hispanic students, got an unpleasant wake-up call: Its students had done well on tests, but fewer ...

For as long as there have been students, there have been WILD excuses for them being late or for not handing in assignments on time. It's one of our great traditions! But sometimes, those seemingly ...

Ulster University student Samantha Johnson, 19, got an unexpected "royal pardon" for her tardiness this week, thanks to none other than Prince William. With hallways bustling and security checkpoints ...

Instructors are used to reading excused absence notes from their students. They have heard it all — dogs eating homework and students missing sleep and homework due to working late into the evening at ...

Two entertainment staples from the past come to mind while shaking one's head over recent student gaffes at the University of North Dakota and North Dakota State University. The first is from the ...