Elementary school in Claremont joins viral 6-7 trend and celebrates 67th day of school with students

CLAREMONT, Calif. (KABC) -- If you're a parent, or especially if you're a teacher, you've probably heard kids shouting 6-7 for no apparent reason.

It's an internet thing that has become a bit of a disruption in classrooms, so one local school district has decided that if you can't beat them... join them!

It's the 67th day of school at Chaparral Elementary School in Claremont, and the kids are pumped up because of 6-7.

Many of the students and even teachers sported shirts blazing with 6-7.

All the schools in the Claremont Unified School District joined in on the 6-7 fun.

In math class at Chaparral Elementary, all the equations added up to 67.

Ask the kids a question, and there's only one answer. 6-7!

"Well today is the 67th day of school, and then we normally do activities for like the 50th day and the 100th day of school, so we were like, maybe let's do the 67th day of school too," said Tracy, a teacher at Chaparral Elementary.

During the lunch hour students played all sorts of games that centered on 6-7.

"They have 67 seconds to get a cotton ball in a spoon across. Then, blindfolded, they have 67 seconds to scoop as many cotton balls as they can," Tracy said.

The term 6-7 has gone viral on social media, and the kids are begging their parents to please not go there.

"My mom and dad say it, and I'm like, no, don't say it! They're like 6-7, and it's weird. They're cringy," one student said.

The term 6-7 became a popular saying among kids nationwide primarily due to its use in social media trends or viral videos where numbers or phrases catch on as catchy or humorous expressions.

We asked the students what 6-7 means.

"Well I guess it doesn't really mean anything. It's just a funny joke to do," one student said.

"It's just a funny meme that everybody likes," another student said.

"6-7 is a kid thing, not an adult thing," a student said.