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“man,” and the like. They are cavalier about their assignments. Escalante’s
students address him as “man” and “esse,” and they, too, refuse to answer
questions in class. Johnson’s students call her “white bread” and refuse to listen
to her. Their lack of respect for the system becomes apparent when she
announces that she will be taking them to an amusement park, and the Board of
Education is paying for the trip. Emilio pronounces the statement “bullshit.”
“Since when’s the Board of Education done anything for us,” he asks. Another )