When Van picks up her phone, it shows the date as September 25th, Donald Glover's birthday.
Vans friend states that Thai people don't use chopsticks but they do for the food that Vanessa ordered.
When Van wakes up and checks her phone, the date is shown as September 25th and that she has a drug test at work. This date, 9/25, is also a slight nod to the film and song "9 to 5." The film being about women at work in a challenging setting, and the song's opening line is "Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen" which Van proceeds to do.
Van and another teacher refer to escorting a student to ISS. ISS stands for In School Suspension.