Reported speech

@Carlos posted:

The teacher said to the girl, "If you are late to school, you will be punished."

The teacher said to the girl, "If you are late to school, you will be punished".

Should the period be inside the quotation marks or outside here?

Hi, Carlos—In the punctuation conventions of American English, the closing quotation marks should come after the period. In the punctuation conventions of British English, the closing quotation marks should come before the period.

Of course, British English also uses single quotes, except for quotes within quotes. Since you have used double quotation marks, I assume you wish to follow American conventions. So put the close quotes after the period.

Got it, my dear.

Thanks for your usual support