--- current-assignment/lib.php	2009-11-03 12:26:32.000000000 -0800
+++ working-copy/mod/assignment/lib.php	2009-11-03 12:25:28.000000000 -0800
@@ -3027,7 +3027,27 @@
                     $str .= $strsubmitted . ', ' . $strgraded;
                 }
             } else {
-                $str .= $strnotsubmittedyet . ' ' . assignment_display_lateness(time(), $assignment->timedue);
+				// MOD -- Students are shown that they're assignment is late when it's not an assignment
+				// that should be marked as such (eg, an offline activity)
+				// So, assignment classes have logic to properly return the lateness of an assignment,
+				// so we load up that class and use it's functions, rather than the generic assignment_display_lateness
+				// function
+			    $classfile = "$CFG->dirroot/mod/assignment/type/$assignment->assignmenttype/assignment.class.php";
+			    if (file_exists($classfile)) {
+			        require_once($classfile);
+			        $assignmentclass = "assignment_$assignment->assignmenttype";
+
+			    } else {
+			        debugging("Missing assignment plug-in: {$assignment->assignmenttype}. Using base class for deleting instead.");
+			        $assignmentclass = "assignment_base";
+			    }
+			    $ass = new $assignmentclass('staticonly');
+				$ass->assignment = $assignment;
+				$late = $ass->display_lateness(time());				
+				if(!empty($late)) {
+					$str .= $strnotsubmittedyet . ' ' . $late;
+				}
+				// End MOD
             }
         }
         $str .= '</div>';