teachers are dicks like that. perhaps asking before punishing would have been a better idea.

I don't see why people are acting like OP has done anything wrong. Clearly in that school, there's a rule against being late, and students are supposed to *not* be late, so OP was just enforcing the rules, like they're *supposed* to do. If the class starts at say, 9am, then obviously you're supposed to *be there* at *that time*, not some other random time. In my school, if you're late for exams they won't let you sit them, and you end up with a 0. (I know exams and classes are different, but still)

well miss/mr teacher I bet that college really paid off

your an asshole maybe you should have gave them a chance to explain why they were late. if I was them I would not have given you the cake

ur a mean techer

I hope they throw the cake at you when you finally let them in xD

Wow you're a jerk

This is directed to some of the idiots commenting on this post, NOT the OP: Unless you are a teacher, you should reserve judgment. You don't know what the policy is at this particular school. Some schools are stricter than others. I worked in a school where I would have been written up for letting students in 15 minutes after class started, regardless of the reason, cake or no cake. Teachers have rules and regulations to follow as well. Secondly, many people here are claiming the teacher should have let them explain why they were late. Yeah, OK...should the teacher REALLY stop and PAUSE the ENTIRE class every time someone arrives late to listen for an explanation? How is that fair to the students who managed to make it on time? The teacher is there to EDUCATE and TEACH, not to coddle you. If you are consistently late to a job and don't put in a reasonable amount of effort, you get fired. If you are consistently late to a class and you don't put in a reasonable amount of effort, you don't pass. WELCOME TO REAL LIFE. I didn't mean for this to turn into a rant, but I am a teacher and am tired of being blamed for EVERYTHING that is "wrong" or "unfair" in my students' lives. NEWSFLASH: The world isn't always fair. Am I a perfect teacher? No. Have I ever treated a student unfairly? Probably. Most of you have no idea what being a teacher actually entails, so shut your mouths. I won't tell you how to do your job, don't tell me how to do mine.

fail...

I'm a college teacher and I get so frustrated w students who are constantly late, sometimes you have to crack down, so I feel you.