Why teachers are banning the slang ’67’

Teachers are banning the slang “ 67 ” — and disciplining students who breach the rule.

“I’ve been teaching for 20 years and I’ve dealt with all sorts of slang — nothing has driven me crazier than this one,” Adria Laplander, a sixth-grade language arts teacher in Michigan, tells TODAY.com .

Laplander is now imposing consequences for students who say it, along with its accompanying “juggling” hand gesture.

What is “67?”

“Six seven (or 67 or 6 7, etc.) is a nonsensical expression used especially by teens and tweens that is connected to a rap song and also to a 6’ 7” tall basketball player,” according to Merriam-Webster .

Written as the number “67” but pronounced as “6-7,” kids say it as a response, a space filler or whenever the words “six” and “seven” are logically, or even spon