Is NOBODY wrong in the post ? POST : I missed Monday, which is the day they announced a special schedule for the next two days (Yesterday, Today). I walked in an hour late to my first class of the day today since I didn't know better and thought the schedule was the usual, and my teacher deadpan said "You're an hour late." I handed him my pass, and in passing, said "I didn't get an e-mail" because this is my first year here, and my old school did everything by email, including announcements where I'd know about these things. 

I was honestly not aware, and I simply said that I didn't know. I tried to be apologetic. He then proceeded to tell me to exit the class and talk to him outside. 

He said he hated how I was retorting (I honestly just wanted to provide some explanation) and that he was upset that I was an hour late (I came on a late start day schedule, we effectively start an hour late) and some other stuff that I can't begin to remember. He was mad. I just stopped listening, at this point he was just ranting and raving, but I remember him saying for me to get back inside and try again. I just passed him silently, I'd already given him my tardy slip. 

It was just me that was late that day. He claimed he showed the class the funky schedule for the week. I wasn't there that day (Monday) and when I conferred with other teachers, they said there wasn't even advisory (the time he claimed he showed the class). 

The reason I'm unsure if I'm a lesser human being is because I passed by the Conduct Principal and said basically the same thing:

"Hey, u/Small1324, you're late."

"Yeah, I didn't get an e-mail."

"I know you weren't here Monday. Have a nice day."

If I hadn't tried this on someone else, and walked in and said that, sure, I'd be a jerk, I don't know why, but the first reaction I got saying that wasn't great so that ought to tell me not to do it again. But I said this in good faith, not with malicious intent, and the Conduct Principal, the one I've had most run-ins (mostly for being tardy 1-2 minutes every other morning) just said to have a nice day. 

I feel like this sudden anger was statistically unexpected.¹ There's no way I'd have predicted that kind or anger.²

So am I a garbage human being³ for not knowing the schedule and choosing to explain myself instead of shut up?

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1: As you can see, I like logic more than my dictionary. Sometimes I really want to shut up, forever, and watch instead of talk. I'm not good at words, and maybe word choice was the breaking point. 

2: This teacher is noted by many of my peers to be "kind of bad" and "not worth reasoning with". I've seen him with a short fuse and call someone out who was drawing in class while he was lecturing (I think you should only call someone out if they're distracting others. An individual's grade belongs to them). 

3: avoiding swear words because someone at the school might be watching my every move. There's a team of Sherrifs' deputies that literally just sit at their desks and watch internet content that comes out of us. Lots of strict internet rules I've encountered before, but I'm able to be expelled, and almost the age where I can be charged with crime.

Epilogue: I've talked to two other teachers and a senior, both say I'm in the clear (I'm in a similar standing with them, I'm just "a" student, not a disrupter, not incredibly bright even though I'm apparently "gifted"). One of the teachers said some teachers might not be accepting of what appears to be a retort, although she also said that this doesn't sound like it. The other teacher was willing to go to that teacher and talk about it. 

The senior student realised the core issue for me, I think. The issue was the way I said it. I said "I didn't" instead of "Sorry for not knowing". I mean, it's not like I didn't try to apologize, I guess it's just the wrong kind of words came out of my mouth. Not that I'd know, again, not the greatest with words. I'm glad he gave me some good advice as well, check the calendar when school intersects a holiday. 

I tried to get this tardy excused but the person at the desk essentially said I had to be more vigilant about checking the calendar. 

So again, the question. Am I less human for deciding to say something?

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**TL;DR**: I gave an explanation as to why I'm an hour late, and my teacher pulled me out of class almost immediately and angrily ranted about me "retorting" when I walked in and said so. I'd have accepted my A status then, but I said this to the Conduct Principal as well while walking to that class and he just said to have a nice day, no anger. 

Again, I'm not excusing myself. I'm explaining. I'm not trying to gain an air of self righteousness. I'm here to see if me saying something makes me less human. 

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Hopefully you guys will have a better Thanksgiving than me. I get to debate myself about this incident with one of my teachers. 