The students in Mr. Escalante’s where accused of cheating in the AP Calculus exam because they all had the exact grade & missed the same questions by making the same mistake.
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Not any student that wanted to learn AP Calculus could get in the class, Kemo had to approve them & had to get a sheet signed by their