Standard rules commonly implemented in schools nationwide are to raise your hand, be respectful, and follow directions. Some teachers want to add a new one that has sparked discourse online: banning slang in the classroom. For educators like Angela Santalo − a middle school science teacher at a Catholic private school in Miami − prohibiting slang in her class was necessary.
In March, she shared a TikTok video of a presentation of forbidden words, including "skibidi toilet" and "rizz." "As the year continues to go on, I'm going to add more to this list, but if you're in my class, I don't want to hear this," Santalo said. "If you say any of these words, infraction.
We're all intelligent, so let's start sounding intelligent." In her comments were other teachers who understood her stance: "6th grade teacher here 100% agree!!," one user wrote. Santalo said she initially created it after her students repeatedly used the lingo in her class.
"All the grades collectively were saying it," Santalo told USA TODAY, referring to her sixth, seventh, and eighth graders. "What prompted me to do that is I was hearing it an insane amount of times. I had to do what I had to do to put an end to it.
" Slang in the classroom? Just vibe, more parents, teachers say in survey Experts argue that prohibiting slang in the classroom will mostly impact Black students Earlier this year, a photo of a ban list created by an unidentified teacher circulated online. Using the words/phrases "Just vibe," "stand.