Overview

• Teachers nationwide report frequent outbursts when the numbers six and seven are said, prompting bans and in-class penalties tied to the number 67.
• Documented consequences include 67-word essays, losing 67 digital behavior points and writing lines that escalate with repeat offenses.
• Educators are posting tactics on TikTok, from avoiding counting out loud to reframing the phrase as a controlled call-and-response to regain attention.
• The trend’s core is a meaningless chant with a ‘juggling’ hand gesture, which Skrilla has said carries no set meaning.
• TikTok analytics show more than 2 million #67 posts with usage spiking this fall, and South Park is set to parody the craze in a new episode on Wednesday.