Arrow key acts like command-C

I've got a classroom Mac that's behaving strangely. When you press the up arrow, it acts like a command-C. I've tried a different (known good) keyboard with the same result, so I know it's a setting in the computer somewhere. But I can't find it! How can I change this back to normal?

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