When he first meets his class they don't treat him with respect
The teacher sees two boys fighting in the yard and intervenes
He is not afraid of the gang members in his first class, in the second class.
He helps Elliot, who wanted to learn, by giving him three books, one for home, one for class, and one for his locker so he won't be seen carrying them around. He helped Elliot keep his reputation.
He treats them all equally
He goes to Anna's family restaurant after her father takes her out of school to try and get her back in school
He takes the students to his old work, and they see the computers. He tells one of his students that he will see calculas in college. His former coworker says his daughter uses it in high school. To me this emphasises the fact that the school is in a lower bracket.
While in class one day, Pacho say's he can't do calcules. Then Angel walks in class late because he had to take his grandma to the clinic. Mr. Escalante tells him to leave.
While teaching night class Mr. Escalente collapses, the next day his students know and react badly.
After all 18 students pass they are accused of cheating because they got a lot of the sme answers wrong. No one believes that they could all pass because their from a low income hispanic school. They have no choice but to retest.
There is a scene where the teacher confronts the testing officials and accuses them of being biased
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