The children in seventh grade at Kampen school in Stavanger have already learned the class division of the upper secondary school this autumn. This year, the exciting advertising contributed to something that has not occurred before. When 12-year-old Anne Marte Eltervaag Kristensen came home from school the same day, she opened Snapchat and discovered something sinister. – People had already started talking about who is the best in the different classes and who you like best, says Anne Marte. Big sister Ingeborg, 14, shows off the app that is used to rank the appearance of classmates. The “Sendit” app makes it possible to ask a question to your friends on Snapchat where the answers you receive are anonymous. Although the ranking has been going on for a long time among Anne Marte’s classmates, she was extra upset about the situation and told her parents. – I just told that I think it was annoying that there are so many boys who rank the appearance of the girls. People become insecure about themselves if you are ranked poorly, she says. This made father Egil Kristensen react strongly. On his own Facebook profile, he posted a post about the case where the response from several worried parents has been enormous. CONCERNED: Dad Egil Kristensen is desperate about technology that facilitates bullying. Photo: MAJA MATHISEN / news – I am restless. Admittedly, the app has a 17-year age limit, but what good is it when anyone can download it, he says. Kristensen is afraid that technology will help to make bullying more widespread. – Such technology facilitates bullying, but also quite simply for children to become bullies, he says. Not only the look that is considered The app has different templates that can be used for ranking, where the look is given great emphasis. The template that is often used in ranking. Here are the names of people who are then ranked from 1 to 10. “Send me two names and I choose my favorite” “Send me two names and I choose my dear” “Give me two options I can choose from” “Send me three alternatives to a kiss, marriage or blocks “But the sisters say that ranking is often not just about looks. – The ranking is based on appearance, personality, trust in the person and how smart you think the person is, Anne Marte explains. – Then they are ranked from 1 to 10, Ingeborg adds. The girls have not even submitted their own names for consideration. Still, they have appeared in several rankings on other people’s Snapchat stories. – Others have submitted my name for ranking without me asking for it. It is very annoying, says Anne Marte. DESPAIR: Ingeborg (left) and Anne Marte talk together about the ranking via the Sendit app. Photo: MAJA MATHISEN / news They think there may be several reasons why people submit names that are not their own. – Maybe someone wants others to be laughed at because they know they will get a bad rate, Ingeborg thinks. – Or maybe they have submitted their own name and do not want it to be obvious, Anne Marte continues. – Can lead to insecurity in the classes Kristensen has noticed that parents can easily transfer the responsibility to the schools in such cases. – Many shout that the school must get more on the field, but my experience is that especially the school my children go to has been very on the ball, he explains. Principal at Kampen School, Anne Kirsti Drivdal Grytten, believes that situations like this must be taken seriously. Principal at Kampen School, Anne Kirsti Drivdal Grytten. Photo: Maja Mathisen / news – I would say that such incidents can lead to insecurity in the classes. Here we just had to turn around quickly and put subjects aside, the principal explains. – Can not see the consequences Psychologist specialist for children and young people, Klara Øverland, believes that children can not see the seriousness in such situations. – I think it will be a game for them. It can start quite innocently, but they can not see the consequences of how it affects those who are assessed negatively, she says. Psychologist Klara Øverland. Photo: MAJA MATHISEN / news But the consequences can be great. – It can have direct consequences for the formation of friendships. If children start to choose the ones who are best ranked, we are talking about bullying mechanisms, Øverland explains. She believes that communication with children can help resolve such tangles. – I think we need to talk to children about what it does to those who get poor rankings. Children are born with a high degree of empathy and then I think that playing on the empathic works, she thinks. Hard to say if the girls are afraid it is difficult to do anything about. Ingeborg and Anne Marte think it is difficult to do something about the situation. Photo: MAJA MATHISEN / news – People are probably afraid to speak out because they know they will be laughed at, so then they probably avoid giving notice, Ingeborg thinks. They still hope to see an end to the ranking that takes place on the app and especially the appearance pressure that comes with it. – There are expectations for how we should look as young people. For example, celebrities are adults and children should not feel compelled to look like them, concludes Anne Marte.
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