The case in summary: The Russefeiringa is criticized for having entrance exams that exclude many students. The government has launched several measures to curb exclusion, including moving the Russian celebration to after the exam, and a ban on Russian clothing that leads to exclusion. The Norwegian Consumer Protection Authority will be tasked with supervising the actors who sell cars, clothing, equipment and other things to Russia. Several Russians disagree with the government’s proposal for a ban on Russian clothing, and believe that they must be allowed to decide for themselves what they want to wear. The student organization does not believe that the problem will be solved by removing clothing, but welcomes supervision by the market players. The summary is made by an AI service from OpenAi. The content is quality assured by news’s journalists before publication. Admission tests, voting, test parties and auditions. Not everyone who wants to join Russian groups will be approved. – You might be invited one evening to one of the Russian groups, and then have to prove that you are “good enough” to join. I think that the Russian time has in many ways become a kind of entrance exam with criteria for being allowed to call yourself a Russian, says Emma Ingebrigtsen. She was drunk in Haugesund last year. Then she formed her own Russian group, which was open to anyone who wanted to join. Several measures to curb exclusion The government on Thursday launched several measures to “put the brakes on the party” for Russians: The Russian celebration should take place after the exam. Schools should ban Russian clothing when it leads to exclusion. cars, clothes, equipment and other things for the Russians Encourage both municipalities, schools and parents to follow more closely and take action – This is important. We need a change, and this really is a big step in the right direction, believes Emma Ingebrigtsen. – Is it realistic that a ban on clothing should be enforced? – Many will probably disagree with that. Especially students who have spent a lot of money. But I think this is a good start. This is not a private matter, but a societal problem. RUSSEBUSS: There may be strict admission requirements to join Russebuss. And many Russebuss groups make their own clothes. The government now wants to do that. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Tromsø takes the lead The proposal to have an exam before the Russe celebration is something that has already been implemented in Tromsø. Maja Sørensen Qvortrup is Russian president at Tromsdalen upper secondary school. – This year, as in recent years, I am considering postponing the Russian time a little, because I have seen that the celebration has gone beyond the exam. In addition, I live in Tromsø, and the climate here is a little different. – The weather is still very cold and bad here in May, so postponing the Russian time by a month makes a very big difference. In addition to the fact that you then actually get to focus on the subject. She says a couple of friends in Oslo have commented that it is actually very wise. – We have seen that other places in the country have also noticed that, oh yes, this is smart! Qvortrup wins. Russian President Maja Sørensen Qvortrup sees only advantages in moving the Russian celebration to June. Especially in Tromsø. Photo: Mathias Sommerseth Kjellmo / news Russ believes they must be allowed to wear what they want But when it comes to the “negative dress code”, future Russians fear a sweater ban in the spring. – It is completely nonsense that they should decide what we should not go to, says Johan Mesel Hestad at Kristiansand Katedralskole Gimle (KKG). – I think it is a bad proposal from the government. Something I have to decide for myself. I don’t understand how they intend to enforce such a ban, says Russian President Yasir A. Mohammed. – Can Russian clothing lead to people being left out? – It is something that I in the Russian government are working on. I believe that several Russian leaders in Norway are preoccupied with community and inclusion. I think it is wrong that a tradition is suddenly changed. DISAGREE ON MEASURES: The Russians at Kristiansand Katedralskole Gimle are critical of someone deciding what clothes they are not allowed to wear. Photo: Anna Rut Tørressen / news The government points to schools making rules of order. There is an opening to introduce a ban on exclusionary group clothing if these contribute to a worse school environment. – A ban on sweaters can help alleviate the problem. But it doesn’t solve everything, and it can be difficult to implement. You can feel excluded during rush hour, even if people don’t wear sweaters to school. This is the opinion of Rim Sophie Khalid, who is deputy head of the student council at Edvard Munch upper secondary school in Oslo. POSITIVE: Rim Sophie Khalid agrees with several of the measures, and encourages fellow Russians to take responsibility. – The most important thing is that everyone is included, she says. Photo: Privat Other student representatives on “Russefest braking” Sara Clarke sits on the youth council at Voss and is head of Voss Unge Høgre. She is studying specialist studies at Voss Gymnasium. You cannot ban group clothing for a school. Then there must be general clothing for the whole school. I think it’s strange, because nothing will change. It is strictly necessary to only take one jumper with a logo on it. It will be an encroachment on the freedom of the pupils and what they can agree to at school. One cannot ban one type of sweater. The intention is good, but it will never change how the pupils sit in groups in the canteen. Therefore, the government must rather look at the social aspect of the school. I don’t think banning a sweater is the way to solve it. About the exam: I think one should bring up the exam before Russian time. There is a long tradition of Russian time in May, which ends on May 17 with a big Russian train. Therefore, one should rather postpone the exam. Stella Haagensen, Russian president, walks on Elvebakken. I disagree that they should encourage a ban on Russian clothing. Rather, they can come up with alternative solutions. At Elvebakken, I have a common jumper for everyone at school. Exclusion is something the Russian board at the schools should address. Historically, Russian time during exams has gone quite well, I see no reason to move him. Does rush hour need a brake? Yes, one starts talking about the Russian era far too early, and a lot of money goes into it. It is worrying. Several of the companies that sell products or services for drugs are far too aggressive in their marketing and we want more supervision in the industry. Trygve Lien Kjølseth, sits on the board of trustees at Nesodden upper secondary school. I’m not on a bus, and I don’t feel excluded. I don’t think dropping Russian clothes is necessary. We have a very strong focus on ensuring that people do not feel excluded with measures such as a joint Russian club and class spring. It is more important to focus on including everyone, than to ban a sweater. Does the Russian celebration need a brake? There is a lot of money involved. And there are people who are behind it and make a lot of money on this. They push a lot, and it’s not particularly good. Rim Sophie Khalid, is deputy head of the student council at Edvard Munch upper secondary school in Oslo. I think it is violent to call it a “party brake”. A brake sounds like they want to reduce the rush time completely. I am united in many of the measures, because I think the school should be inclusive for everyone. This is where we spend most of our time. Many people create Russian groups early on and this can lead to many feeling excluded for a long time. I don’t want any of that. Nice that they want to drop name jumpers, if it has led to people feeling shut out. At the same time, there are two sides to the story. Many may have spent a lot of money on it and want to use the sweaters. But I’m more for people to feel included than for people to wear a sweater. It can be difficult to implement. You will feel left out during rush hour, even if people don’t wear sweaters either on Instagram or in their spare time. It may help to solve the problem, but it does not solve everything. Everyone has the right to celebrate 13 years of schooling, but the fact that it happens during the exam is stressful. Many people are out and about, and then you don’t have time to just focus on the exam. I am in favor of it being moved, so that one can celebrate with a clear conscience. You have to create good and safe frameworks that at the same time do not limit the students. The most important thing is that everyone is included. I think that the measures can have a positive effect by making us think about how we act in times of crisis, but fundamentally it is about changes in attitude. We have to take responsibility and show that we care about each other. The responsibility lies with us. Supervision of aggressive marketing The student organization does not believe that the problem will be solved by removing clothing. But they welcome supervision by the market players. – They have contributed to enormous money pressure in the Russian era in the last ten years. A deal with it is completely in order, says leader of the Student Organization, Petter Andreas Lona. THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION: Petter Andreas Lona wants an end to aggressive advertising and hall during school time. Photo: Morten Andersen / news In the new year, Minister for Children and Families Kjersti Toppe (Sp) will commission the Norwegian Consumer Protection Authority to carry out a special inspection of the players who sell cars, clothes, equipment and other things to Russia. – Young people report aggressive and perhaps illegal marketing. They tell of situations where young people are locked into agreements about expensive clothes purchases with secret contracts. The Russian becomes easy prey for strong commercial companies. This cannot continue, says Toppe to NTB. – It is difficult to do anything about the Russian celebration. The county councils are responsible for all secondary education. County councilor for education in Akershus, Lise Hagen Rebbestad (H), says there is little other than administrative work that the schools can contribute. – It is not the schools that control the Russian celebration or what time it should start. The Russians do it themselves. Then the government will have to look at whether they should move the exam to before 17 May, for example. – But the schools must work more with what is about inclusion and exclusion. We have to make sure that there is no area in the schools where the Russians get to rule, says Rebbestad. COUNTY COUNCIL IN AKERSHUS: Lise Hagen Rebbestad (H) says there is little the schools can do to manage rush hour. But they say they have to work more with attitudes. Photo: Rolf Petter Olaisen / news
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