Nearly 200 middle schools in France began testing a “digital break” this week —a complete ban on cell phones in the classroom. The aim is to reduce screen time and combat cyberbullying, a move welcomed by both school staff and students. If the trial proves successful, the ban will be implemented in all schools starting January 2025. At Claudine Hermann Middle School in the southern suburbs of Paris, students start their morning by handing in their mobile phones. “It gets students used to being without their phones all day and teaching them to live differently even during recess instead of alwa…