School Instagram Accounts

Sleeping through the trends

Accounts a liated with schools jumps up on feed

Veda Thangudu thangved000@hsestudents.org

As many social media users have noticed recently, there has been accounts is @ ssnores, with 1123 followers as of April 11. e account follows 363 a sudden spike in humorous school accounts. e purpose of these accounts is to entertain the public by posting photos of students from the school performing a wide range of activities from sleeping, having bad posture, giving compliments to bad parking by students, guessing if a pair of people are siblings or dating and more. When talking about these accounts, it has to be kept in mind that it is important for users to take it in a supportive way. If they do not, they should remember they can always reach out to the account to get the post down. As we analyze these accounts as critical users, we have to think about where the lines of invading online privacy and poking fun intersect, and if any of the accounts cross the lines. One of the most popular accounts, primarily Fishers High School students. Having 530 posts, the main purpose of the account is to feature people sleeping in school. To be featured on the page, students Direct Message the photo to be posted. If people consider it an invasion of privacy, embarrassment or o ensive, the bio of the account implies that if anyone wants any post taken down, they will take it down from the account since the aim is to entertain, not to shame. Taking into consideration that any posts will be removed upon request, the account and its posts should be taken as intended: in a light and funny manner rather than in an serious and attacking way. Not all the accounts are themed, though. ere are a few accounts that spread positivity, such as confessions pages, out t pages and compliments pages. ese accounts are an anonymous way for students to show their gratitude and love to fellow students in the school by DMing the account with their message or photo to be posted on the page. e compliments page for FHS, @ shershighcompliments, has 10 posts, 191 followers and follows 367 accounts, as of April 11. Since these accounts promote positivity, they should be encouraged in order to create a better school community. While it can be said that the public will see the post before it’s taken down upon request, I still believe that these accounts don’t cross the lines since they are meant for fun. If someone would be embarrassed about being seen sleeping in school, they would not sleep in the rst place. ese accounts are meant to be taken in a light hearted manner and should be viewed as the fun they create.

QR code to FHS snores account on Instagram QR code to FHS complimets account on Instagram Screenshots of @fhssnores’s posts in the background. Graphics by Veda Thangudu.